Turkey Creek, Arizona Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Turkey Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Partly Cloudy——96°65°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Drizzle—0.04″93°69°-3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Showers—0.01″91°64°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——90°62°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——89°61°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——91°57°+2°
- MondayJun 22Clear——94°58°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
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 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.46 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 7:43 AM
- Moonset
- 9:40 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Turkey Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Turkey Creek
- Tue96°65°1%
- Wed93°69°9%
- Thu91°64°5%
- Fri90°62°0%
- Sat89°61°0%
- Sun91°57°0%
- Mon94°58°0%
- Tue97°61°2%
- Wed97°63°7%
- Thu96°66°6%
- Fri93°64°7%
- Sat91°63°3%
- Sun91°60°13%
- Mon94°62°11%
- Tue89°62°19%
- Wed91°63°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Turkey Creek
SPC has placed Turkey Creek in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Turkey Creek
- 85941