Shonto, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shonto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°55°—
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——87°58°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——84°57°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——82°59°-2°
- MondayJun 8Clear——82°58°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——84°56°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——73°51°-11°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 6:16 AM
- Moonset
- 4:41 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Shonto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 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 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.