AQD | Tucson Forecast

Updated On: 6/12/2025 - 6:44 AM
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Thursday Forecast:
Ozone
51 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 55 ppb
Max 8-hr Avg: 55 ppb
PM10
30 AQI
24-hr Avg: 32 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 32 µg/m3
PM2.5
48 AQI
24-hr Avg: 8.7 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 8.7 µg/m3
Friday Forecast:
Ozone
61 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 58 ppb
Max 8-hr Avg: 58 ppb
PM10
31 AQI
24-hr Avg: 34 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 34 µg/m3
PM2.5
43 AQI
24-hr Avg: 7.7 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 7.7 µg/m3
Saturday Forecast:
Ozone
67 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 60 ppb
Max 8-hr Avg: 60 ppb
PM10
28 AQI
24-hr Avg: 30 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 30 µg/m3
PM2.5
41 AQI
24-hr Avg: 7.3 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 7.3 µg/m3
Sunday Forecast:
Ozone
64 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 59 ppb
Max 8-hr Avg: 59 ppb
PM10
27 AQI
24-hr Avg: 29 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 29 µg/m3
PM2.5
37 AQI
24-hr Avg: 6.7 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 6.7 µg/m3
Monday Forecast:
Ozone
54 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 56 ppb
Max 8-hr Avg: 56 ppb
PM10
33 AQI
24-hr Avg: 36 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 36 µg/m3
PM2.5
38 AQI
24-hr Avg: 6.8 µg/m3
24-hr Avg: 6.8 µg/m3
Air Quality By Pollutant:
Pollutant
Thursday
6/12/2025
6/12/2025
Friday
6/13/2025
6/13/2025
Saturday
6/14/2025
6/14/2025
Sunday
6/15/2025
6/15/2025
Monday
6/16/2025
6/16/2025
O3
51
61
67
64
54
PM10
30
31
28
27
33
PM2.5
48
43
41
37
38
Pollutant
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
MON
O3
51
61
67
64
54
PM10
30
31
28
27
33
PM2.5
48
43
41
37
38
O3 = Ozone, PM10 = Particles ≤ 10 microns, PM2.5 = Particles ≤ 2.5 microns
Forecast Discussion:
The main story for the upcoming forecast is not the air quality, but the extreme heat expected over the next 5 days.
Temperatures in the Tucson area are forecast to reach well above triple digits starting today and through Monday, with the highest temperatures occurring Saturday and Sunday. Remember to take breaks and hydrate often during the hotter afternoons.
For air quality, ozone will remain in the Moderate AQI category, with particulates coming in the Good AQI.
Check in with us tomorrow for the weekend forecast.
- B. Droppleman
ADEQ Meteorologist
Temperatures in the Tucson area are forecast to reach well above triple digits starting today and through Monday, with the highest temperatures occurring Saturday and Sunday. Remember to take breaks and hydrate often during the hotter afternoons.
For air quality, ozone will remain in the Moderate AQI category, with particulates coming in the Good AQI.
Check in with us tomorrow for the weekend forecast.
- B. Droppleman
ADEQ Meteorologist
What Flag Should I Fly?
Thursday: Yellow
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Friday: Yellow
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