Gila Bend, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gila Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——108°74°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——106°71°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——105°74°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——104°75°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——106°70°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——107°70°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy——105°72°-2°
Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 AM.
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
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
- 5:42 AM
- Moonset
- 3:57 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Gila Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 5 (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.