Tonto Basin, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tonto Basin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——104°72°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——104°74°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——100°73°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——96°67°-4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——94°64°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——99°63°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy——88°68°-11°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
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 48 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 29.0 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.20 fine-to-coarse ratio under 15 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.20
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:13 AM
- Moonset
- 4:50 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Tonto Basin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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 5, 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.