Maricopa, California Weather
Summer solstice light stretched thin. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maricopa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——101°74°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——103°76°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——102°72°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——100°71°-2°
- FridayJun 19Clear——96°65°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——91°58°-5°
- SundayJun 21Clear——91°61°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 47 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 10.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.34
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:30 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Summer solstice light stretched thin
Maricopa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Maricopa
- Mon101°74°0%
- Tue103°76°0%
- Wed102°72°0%
- Thu100°71°0%
- Fri96°65°0%
- Sat91°58°0%
- Sun91°61°0%
- Mon96°63°0%
- Tue100°66°0%
- Wed104°70°0%
- Thu107°72°0%
- Fri104°69°0%
- Sat106°70°0%
- Sun112°77°0%
- Mon111°76°0%
- Tue110°75°3%
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.
ZIP codes in Maricopa
- 93252