Wagon Wheel, Arizona Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wagon Wheel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast15%—84°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——89°60°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Showers18%0.14″87°59°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Showers33%—88°58°+1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——86°58°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——83°58°-3°
- SundayJun 21Clear——81°55°-2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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
- 5:19 AM
- Moonset
- 7:48 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The dry breath stills
Wagon Wheel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Wagon Wheel
- Mon84°56°15%
- Tue89°60°2%
- Wed87°59°18%
- Thu88°58°33%
- Fri86°58°1%
- Sat83°58°0%
- Sun81°55°1%
- Mon88°53°1%
- Tue93°57°4%
- Wed92°61°15%
- Thu89°60°9%
- Fri82°59°20%
- Sat79°60°30%
- Sun78°56°33%
- Mon86°57°34%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Wagon Wheel
SPC has placed Wagon Wheel 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 Wagon Wheel
- 85929
- 85901