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Vail, Arizona Weather

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

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

Vail, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 4:52 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
34%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:25 PM
Vail, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVail, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 97°
Vail, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    19%
    98°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    97°72°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    95°70°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    95°67°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    96°67°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    98°70°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    100°71°+2°
Vail, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
127° · backing 40°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 41 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Vail, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 26.56 inHg
Now
899.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 898903
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW902.6897.8899.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vail, AZ
Air quality
58
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Vail, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.5mi
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
04:52 UTC ·Vail, 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
04:52 UTC ·Vail, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Vail, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vail, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vail, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
7:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Vail, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:31 AM
Moonset
3:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Vail, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vail at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Vail

SPC has placed Vail in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Vail

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.