Observed 10:05 PM MST at KDVT

Cave Creek, AZ weather

Clear and 64°18°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 40Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.86 inHg1011 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 58°14° tomorrow at 7 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Sunday afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
Sunday nightDown to 63°17° by 9 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	6%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	6%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	8%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	8%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	8%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	10%	1
Sat 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	12%	2
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	43%	3
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	43%	5
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	21%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	61%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	42%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	24%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	43%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	48%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	12%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	51%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	9%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	16%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	17%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	3%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 83°28° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 58°14°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. 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, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 81°27° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 81°27° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 81°27° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 80°27° / 55°13°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 80°27° / 55°13°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 80°27° / 55°13°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance
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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 55°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 55°.
Sunday
Dry, high 75°, low 57°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PSR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cave Creek near Cave Creek

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Agua Fria River near Rock Springs

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cline Creek near New River

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.1 ft

Reading from Fri 6 PM · NWS gauge page

New River Maricopa near New River

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 1,250 cfs

Reading from Fri 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

This week 6Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 PM–3:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

CAREFREE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SatOct 17
−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Cave Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:10–6:00 PM; Morning 6:23–7:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:00–6:09 PM; Morning 6:14–6:23 AM; first light 6:14 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:22 PM–6:14 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 3:58 AM · rises 4:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Cave Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,100 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cave Creek, AZ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cave Creek near Cave Creek

Agua Fria River near Rock Springs

Cline Creek near New River

New River Maricopa near New River

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon