Observed 11:50 AM MST at KFFZ

Gold Canyon, AZ weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.93 inHg1014 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 59°15° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 60°16° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 77°25° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	22%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	13%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	10%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	15%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	44%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	16%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	14%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	1%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	1%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	1%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	1%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	28%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	46%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	47%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	31%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	3%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	12%	1
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	11%	2
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	9%	3
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	29%	9%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Typical 84°29° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 58°14°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 64°18°. Typical 84°29° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 84°29° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 83°28° / 57°14°. Storms 0.65 in17 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  60% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 83°28° / 57°14°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 57°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 82°28° / 56°13°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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
63°17°–82°28°
Low, likely
40°4°–68°20°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 58°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 60°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 67–85°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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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

Sycamore Creek near Ft McDowell

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Fri 8 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Weekes Wash at Apache Junction

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 10:29 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 81% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 45

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Mormon Flat · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1923–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Gold Canyon weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:07–5:57 PM; Morning 6:22–7:11 AM
Blue hour: 5:57–6:06 PM; Morning 6:12–6:22 AM; first light 6:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:06 PM–6:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:59 AM · rises 4:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Gold Canyon. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,700 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.