Oro Valley, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oro Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——104°71°—
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——99°71°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——98°69°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——97°74°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——98°69°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——101°70°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——93°73°-8°
Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 13) with a 0.40 fine-to-coarse ratio under 11 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.40
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:08 AM
- Moonset
- 4:51 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Oro Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Oro Valley
SPC has placed Oro Valley in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.