Cottonwood, Arizona Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——101°69°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——101°69°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°65°-5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——93°64°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——93°61°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——97°60°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——93°66°-4°
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.53
- 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
- 5:43 AM
- Moonset
- 3:49 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.