Prescott, Arizona Weather
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Prescott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——96°73°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——95°73°-1°
- TuesdayAug 4Partly Cloudy——93°70°-2°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast26%—93°71°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Showers49%0.25″94°65°+1°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle31%0.07″94°64°0°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Showers24%0.14″93°70°-1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:14 PM
- Moonset
- 9:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon exhales
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 86301, 86303, 86305, 86313
16-Day Forecast — Prescott
- Sun96°73°4%
- Mon95°73°5%
- Tue93°70°4%
- Wed93°71°26%
- Thu94°65°49%
- Fri94°64°31%
- Sat93°70°24%
- Sun88°68°27%
- Mon87°65°38%
- Tue87°67°43%
- Wed84°70°38%
- Thu83°69°26%
- Fri84°69°32%
- Sat87°67°34%
- Sun90°72°23%
- Mon92°73°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Prescott
SPC includes Prescott in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Prescott
Prescott sits in Yavapai County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 28m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 50m — a swing of +4h 38m between the June and December solstices.
Phoenix, the state’s largest city, lies about 73 miles to the SSE. The nearest town Prescott tracks is Peoria, roughly 56 miles to the S.
Air quality in Prescott’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 40). See the full air-quality history for Prescott.
ZIP codes in Prescott
- 86305
- 86301
- 86303
- 86313
- 86302
- 86304