Model estimate for 6:00 PM MST (no recent station report)

Black Canyon City, AZ weather

Mostly clear and 66°19°.

Forecasts differ

Now 66°19°

Mostly clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/hgusts 12 mph19 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	26%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	0%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	1%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	1%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	11%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	7%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	5%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	52%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	52%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	51%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	48%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	43%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	46%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	49%	1
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	43%	2
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	37%	3
Mon 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	47%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	25%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	30%	25%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	29%	13%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	31%	11%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	33%	2%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	12%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. West wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. North wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 0 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56. North wind 1 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 1 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Storms 0.58 in15 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  60% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  70% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  60% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 54°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 56°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 64–79°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Agua Fria River near Rock Springs

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 6 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cave Creek near Cave Creek

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cline Creek near New River

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.1 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Agua Fria River at Lake Pleasant

13 mi

Level: 1655 ft
Flow: 463,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:31 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:09–5:59 PM; Morning 6:25–7:15 AM
Blue hour: 5:59–6:09 PM; Morning 6:15–6:25 AM; first light 6:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–6:16 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:02 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Black Canyon City. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,800 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Black Canyon City, AZ weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Agua Fria River near Rock Springs

Cave Creek near Cave Creek

Cline Creek near New River

Agua Fria River at Lake Pleasant

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon