Observed 3:50 PM MST at KIGM

Golden Valley, AZ weather

Mostly sunny and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the west-southwest. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · down to 32°0° by 5 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–4 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 76°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 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	24%	35%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	24%	72%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	52%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	34%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	21%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	21%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	21%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	25%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	48%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	47%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	50%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	47%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	63%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	47%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	61%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	30%	56%	3
Mon 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	24%	49%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	20%	10%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	17%	7%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	16%	2%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	15%	1%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  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, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  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 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Storms 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 57°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–78°.

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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

Sacramento Wash at Highway 68

2.2 mi

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Sat 10:51 AM · NWS gauge page

Mohave Wash at Airway

12 mi

Level: -0.1 ft

Reading from Sat 12:22 PM · NWS gauge page

Diagonal Wash at State Route 66

14 mi

Level: -0.1 ft

Reading from Sat 1:56 PM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River at Lake Mohave/Davis Dam

19 mi

Level: 639 ft
Flow: 1,580,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:06 PM; Morning 6:35–7:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:06–6:16 PM; Morning 6:25–6:35 AM; first light 6:25 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8 PM–6:26 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:12 AM · rises 4:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Golden Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,200 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.