Observed 3:35 AM MST at KIFP

Katherine, AZ weather

Clear and 61°16°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 53°12° by 5 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 29.92 inHg1013 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

16°9° cooler than this time yesterday (77°25° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 64°18° today at 8 AM
High 76°24° tonight at 6 PM

TonightNear 65°18° · Clear
This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 68°20° by 2 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningNear 70°21° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 2 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
Fri 4a	Clear	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 5a	Clear	65°18° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 6a	Clear	65°18° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	1%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	2%	3
Fri 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	1%	4
Fri 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	0%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	0%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	0%	5
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	0%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	0%	3
Fri 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	5%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	9%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	6%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	2%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	5%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	71°22° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	70°21° (likely 58°14° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	70°21° (likely 57°14° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	13%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	69°21° (likely 56°13° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	13%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	14%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	15%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	16%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	33 mph53 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	17%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	36 mph58 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	18%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 55°13° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	33 mph53 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	19%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	25%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	32 mph51 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	24%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	32 mph51 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	55%	35%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	51%	28%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	48%	23%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	75°24°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	43%	14%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	76°24°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	3%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	77°25°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	40%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	4%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	19%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	75°24° (likely 65°18° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	74°23° (likely 62°17° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	72°22° (likely 60°16° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	71°22° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	70°21° (likely 53°12° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	69°21° (likely 52°11° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	68°20° (likely 51°11° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	68°20° (likely 50°10° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Blowing dust. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 86°30° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy blowing dust before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 13 to 36 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 58°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 85°29° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 58°14°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 85°29° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  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 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–67°19°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 84°29° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
48°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 57°14°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 84°29° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
46°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 57°14°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 83°28° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 83°28° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
71°22°–85°29°
Low, likely
44°7°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 82°28° / 56°13°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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
69°21°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–68°20°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 82°28° / 56°13°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% 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
68°20°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 64°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 66°.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 66°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–81°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (VEF) (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

Colorado River at Lake Mohave/Davis Dam

1.7 mi

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

Reading from Fri 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento Wash at Highway 68

17 mi

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Thu 10:51 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 73% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 44

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 AM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

BULLHEAD CITY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1977–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SatOct 17
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Katherine weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:09 PM; Morning 6:35–7:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:09–6:18 PM; Morning 6:25–6:35 AM; first light 6:25 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 4:09–6:25 AM; moon 91% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:08 AM · rises 4:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Katherine. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,100 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.