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Summit, Arizona Weather

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

Summit, AZ
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:09 PM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
12%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:26 PM
Summit, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSummit, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 97°
Summit, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    13%
    101°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    100°70°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    99°70°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    99°71°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    98°71°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    98°68°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    103°69°+5°
Summit, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
322° · veering 46°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
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 7 · pk 28 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 273SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the nw.
Summit, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
923.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.27 inHg
Now
923.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920925
915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW924.7920.1920.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Summit, AZ
Air quality
38
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 56 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
10.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 75

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.31
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Summit, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
20:09 UTC ·Summit, 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
20:09 UTC ·Summit, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Summit, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Summit, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Summit, AZ
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
7:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Summit, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:51 AM
Moonset
2:52 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Summit, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Summit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Summit

SPC has placed Summit in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Summit

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.