Golden Valley, Arizona Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——102°78°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——104°77°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——102°75°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——98°75°-4°
- FridayJun 19Clear——97°72°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——95°69°-2°
- SundayJun 21Clear——92°66°-3°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.
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 49 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 11.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 72
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.31
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 5:34 AM
- Moonset
- 8:09 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Golden Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Golden Valley
- Mon102°78°1%
- Tue104°77°0%
- Wed102°75°0%
- Thu98°75°0%
- Fri97°72°0%
- Sat95°69°0%
- Sun92°66°0%
- Mon95°66°0%
- Tue100°68°0%
- Wed105°71°0%
- Thu106°77°0%
- Fri103°81°3%
- Sat103°75°6%
- Sun107°76°6%
- Mon109°80°6%
- Tue110°81°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Golden Valley
SPC has placed Golden Valley 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.
ZIP codes in Golden Valley
- 86413