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New River, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

New River, AZ
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:06 PM
100
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
8%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
New River, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew River, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 97°
New River, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    102°71°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    102°72°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    101°75°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    98°73°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    97°75°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    93°71°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    98°72°+5°
New River, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · backing 38°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the ssw.
New River, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.7
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.7
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 935940
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW939.9934.6934.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
New River, AZ
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 68 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 89

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.30
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
New River, 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
20:06 UTC ·New River, 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
20:06 UTC ·New River, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
New River, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
New River, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New River, AZ
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
New River, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
2:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
New River, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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New River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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.

ZIP codes in New River

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.