Observed 1:55 PM MDT at KAZC

Colorado City, AZ weather

Rainy and 59°15°, rain ~3–4 PM (51%).

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Rain

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north-northeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 26Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until 6 PM (50%)
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 60°16° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Showers	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	44%	60%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	56%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	64%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	67%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	64%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	66%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	36%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	36%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	28%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	22%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	28%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	20%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	15%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	24%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	30%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	30%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	31%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	28%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	22%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	9%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	3%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	44%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	42%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	47%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	52%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	56%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	70%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	68%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	68%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	65%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	54%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	31%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered rain showers before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Storms 0.34 in8.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  60% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–46°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
48°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
21°−6°–48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  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
45°7°–55°13°
Low, likely
22°−6°–47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
51% chance of rain, high 61°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 41°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 43°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 51–66°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, 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

North Fork Virgin River near Springdale

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 73 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 1:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Virgin River near Virgin

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 144 cfs

Forecast peak 8.5 ft Sat 6 AM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

S Moccasin Wash at Moccasin

14 mi

Level: 0.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–6:59 PM; Morning 7:31–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:21–7:31 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–7:22 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Colorado City. The highest point on the skyline is about 15,600 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.