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Florence, Arizona Weather

The first anvil tops. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Florence, AZ
Tuesday, June 16 at 1:23 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:16 PM
Sunset
12:36 PM
Florence, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlorence, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 80 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 80°H 109°
Florence, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    109°80°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    107°83°-2°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    104°82°-3°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    104°80°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    104°78°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    101°75°-3°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    102°75°+1°
Florence, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 171°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 28 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 171° from the ssw.
Florence, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.6956.3956.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Florence, AZ
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 2 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM10. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 25.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 166.2 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 during the projected peak around 2 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
25.3μg/m³
PM 10DRIVERUnhealthy SG
166μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 25.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 166.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.15
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Florence, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.7mi
UNLIMITED
171 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
08:23 UTC · Florence, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:23 UTC · Florence, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Florence, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Florence, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Florence, AZ
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
10:16 PM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
12:36 PM
Civil dusk
8:06 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Florence, AZ
The moon
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Moonrise
6:39 AM
Moonset
8:52 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Florence, AZ
Microseason
Jun 16–20

The first anvil tops

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Florence

  1. Tue109°80°1%
  2. Wed107°83°4%
  3. Thu104°82°0%
  4. Fri104°80°0%
  5. Sat104°78°0%
  6. Sun101°75°0%
  7. Mon102°75°1%
  8. Tue108°79°0%
  9. Wed110°83°1%
  10. Thu107°85°1%
  11. Fri105°83°8%
  12. Sat101°81°16%
  13. Sun102°81°17%
  14. Mon102°84°13%
  15. Tue105°86°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Florence

SPC has placed Florence 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 Florence

  • 85132

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.