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Elgin, Arizona Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Elgin, AZ
Friday, June 5 at 5:46 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
7:24 PM
Elgin, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElgin, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 90°
Elgin, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    88°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°66°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°63°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°65°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    90°63°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    94°67°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    84°61°-10°
Elgin, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · backing 21°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 25 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3015SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Elgin, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
855.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.26 inHg
Now
855.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 853859
845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW859.1853.3853.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elgin, AZ
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.61
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elgin, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
147.6mi
UNLIMITED
178 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
05:46 UTC ·Elgin, 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
05:46 UTC ·Elgin, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elgin, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elgin, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elgin, AZ
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
7:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elgin, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
6:05 AM
Moonset
4:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elgin, AZ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

insect
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elgin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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.

ZIP codes in Elgin

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.