Prescott, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prescott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——90°60°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——89°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°63°-6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——81°61°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——81°57°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——82°58°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——76°54°-6°
Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 26 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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 6.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:45 AM
- Moonset
- 3:51 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.