Quartzsite, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Quartzsite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——104°72°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——107°74°+3°
- FridayJun 5Clear——106°77°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——104°79°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——100°78°-4°
- MondayJun 8Clear——100°73°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——103°74°+3°
Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:09 AM
- Moonset
- 3:01 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Quartzsite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.