Excessive Heat Watch 10:00 PM

Cave Creek, Arizona

Last updated: 6:10 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
38°C
Feels like 38°
Clear
▲ 41°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
4 mph SSW
Humidity
30%
Dew Point
16°
Pressure
27.83 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.3
Cloud Cover
8%
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cave Creek is currently clear at 38°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 840 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:32AM · Sunset: 7:35PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
38°
10%
5 PM
41°
6%
6 PM
40°
6%
7 PM
39°
9%
8 PM
37°
7%
9 PM
33°
7%
10 PM
33°
7%
11 PM
33°
7%
12 AM
32°
7%
1 AM
31°
4%
2 AM
30°
4%
3 AM
30°
4%
4 AM
29°
4%
5 AM
28°
3%
6 AM
29°
3%
7 AM
32°
3%
8 AM
33°
3%
9 AM
34°
3%
10 AM
35°
3%
11 AM
38°
3%
12 PM
38°
3%
1 PM
39°
3%
2 PM
39°
3%
3 PM
41°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
41° 24°
Clear.
Thu
42° 28°
Clear.
Fri
46° 29°
Clear.
Sat
45° 28°
Clear.
Sun
41° 31°
Mostly Cloudy with a 25% chance of rain.
Mon
40° 28°
Rain, 78% chance.
Tue
39° 27°
Overcast with a 60% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 38° Clear 10% 4 mph SSW 30%
5 PM 41° Clear 6% 4 mph SSW 28%
6 PM 40° Clear 6% 4 mph ESE 31%
7 PM 39° Clear 9% 5 mph ENE 33%
8 PM 37° Mostly Clear 7% 7 mph ENE 36%
9 PM 33° Mostly Clear 7% 6 mph ENE 37%
10 PM 33° Mostly Clear 7% 5 mph ENE 38%
11 PM 33° Mostly Clear 7% 5 mph ENE 38%
12 AM 32° Clear 7% 5 mph NE 41%
1 AM 31° Clear 4% 5 mph NE 43%
2 AM 30° Clear 4% 5 mph NE 45%
3 AM 30° Clear 4% 5 mph NE 47%
4 AM 29° Clear 4% 6 mph ENE 49%
5 AM 28° Clear 3% 6 mph ENE 51%
6 AM 29° Clear 3% 5 mph ENE 48%
7 AM 32° Clear 3% 4 mph ENE 43%
8 AM 33° Clear 3% 4 mph ENE 39%
9 AM 34° Clear 3% 3 mph E 35%
10 AM 35° Clear 3% 3 mph ESE 33%
11 AM 38° Clear 3% 3 mph SE 30%
12 PM 38° Clear 3% 4 mph SSE 29%
1 PM 39° Clear 3% 4 mph SSE 28%
2 PM 39° Clear 3% 5 mph S 27%
3 PM 41° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 26%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/22
Clear
10%
24°
41°
Thu
7/23
Clear
4%
28°
42°
Fri
7/24
Clear
6%
29°
46°
Sat
7/25
Clear
17%
28°
45°
Sun
7/26
Mostly Cloudy
25%
31°
41°
Mon
7/27
Rain
78%
28°
40°
Tue
7/28
Overcast
60%
27°
39°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
66%
28°
40°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
50%
28°
41°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
45%
29°
42°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
28°
41°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
29°
40°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
29°
40°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
28°
39°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
28°
39°
61
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
22 AQI 4.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
61 AQI 59 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 61 Moderate 61 22
Fri 90 Moderate 90 28
Sat 90 Moderate 90 35
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 22, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE895 J/kg
MLCAPE75 J/kg
MUCAPE895 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear4 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear4 kt
0–1 km SRH-19
0–3 km SRH-35
Eff. SRH-35
Storm Motion358° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado-0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.62 in
0–3 km LR9.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals46.0
LCL692 hPa
LFC942 hPa
EL174 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,515 ft