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San Luis, Arizona Weather

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

San Luis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

San Luis, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 4:31 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
35%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
San Luis, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Luis, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 105°
San Luis, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    106°74°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    103°72°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    101°74°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    101°74°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    101°71°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    106°71°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    103°73°-3°
San Luis, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 55°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 18 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2013SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the sse.
San Luis, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.2
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.2
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.61000.31000.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
San Luis, AZ
Air quality
31
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

PM10 at 61.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.21 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.2μg/m³
PM 10Moderate
62μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 61.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.21 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.21
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
San Luis, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
112.5mi
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
16:31 UTC ·San Luis, 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
16:31 UTC ·San Luis, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
San Luis, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Luis, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Luis, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
San Luis, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
5:48 AM
Moonset
4:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
San Luis, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Luis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 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.

ZIP codes in San Luis

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.