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Picture Rocks, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Picture Rocks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Picture Rocks, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 5:37 AM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
24%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM
Picture Rocks, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPicture Rocks, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 102°
Picture Rocks, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    103°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    102°75°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    102°72°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    101°75°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    101°76°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    103°75°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    105°78°+2°
Picture Rocks, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · backing 121°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 39 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Picture Rocks, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.71 inHg
Now
938.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937941
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.2936.6938.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Picture Rocks, AZ
Air quality
53
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Picture Rocks, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:37 UTC ·Picture Rocks, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:37 UTC ·Picture Rocks, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Picture Rocks, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Picture Rocks, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Picture Rocks, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Picture Rocks, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:34 AM
Moonset
3:52 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Picture Rocks, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Picture Rocks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 1 (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 4, 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 — Picture Rocks

SPC has placed Picture Rocks in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Picture Rocks

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.