Gold Canyon, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gold Canyon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——104°81°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——103°75°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——100°75°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——100°76°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——101°75°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——105°75°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——103°79°-2°
PM10 at 179.7 µg/m³ (AQI 113) with a 0.13 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 179.7 µg/m³ (AQI 113) with a 0.13 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.13
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 3:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Gold Canyon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (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 — Gold Canyon
SPC has placed Gold Canyon 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.