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Duncan, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Duncan, AZ
Thursday, June 4 at 7:26 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM
Duncan, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDuncan, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 91°
Duncan, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.02″
    93°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    99°65°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    95°68°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    96°71°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    99°72°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    102°75°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    98°79°-4°
Duncan, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 47°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 28 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the sse.
Duncan, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
890.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.29 inHg
Now
890.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886891
880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW890.5885.8887.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Duncan, AZ
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
9.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Duncan, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.9mi
UNLIMITED
180 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
19:26 UTC ·Duncan, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:26 UTC ·Duncan, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Duncan, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Duncan, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Duncan, AZ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
7:21 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Duncan, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
3:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Duncan, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Duncan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 — Duncan

SPC has placed Duncan in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Duncan

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.