Vail, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vail weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——97°73°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——96°69°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°66°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——96°69°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——98°67°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——101°70°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy——96°72°-5°
Ozone at AQI 51 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 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 51 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.59
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:31 AM
- Moonset
- 3:50 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Vail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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 — Vail
SPC has placed Vail in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.