Superior, Arizona Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Superior weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast25%—99°79°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——101°75°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Showers——99°72°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——97°75°-2°
- FridayJun 19Clear——97°74°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——96°72°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——94°66°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 10.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 24.8 µg/m³ (AQI 23) with a 0.29 fine-to-coarse ratio under 11 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.29
- 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
- 5:27 AM
- Moonset
- 7:49 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Superior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Superior
- Mon100°79°25%
- Tue101°75°1%
- Wed99°72°3%
- Thu97°75°1%
- Fri97°74°0%
- Sat96°72°0%
- Sun94°66°1%
- Mon96°67°0%
- Tue100°72°2%
- Wed106°79°3%
- Thu107°84°2%
- Fri101°77°6%
- Sat102°77°13%
- Sun103°78°29%
- Mon106°77°30%
- Tue110°80°19%
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 — Superior
SPC has placed Superior in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Superior
- 85173