Rancho Mesa Verde, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rancho Mesa Verde weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——105°66°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——106°69°+1°
- FridayJun 5Clear——105°70°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——103°75°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——98°72°-5°
- MondayJun 8Clear——98°68°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——104°71°+6°
Ozone at AQI 68 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 92 by mid-afternoon.
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 68 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 92 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 10.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 92
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.35
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:08 AM
- Moonset
- 3:06 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Rancho Mesa Verde at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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 3, 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.