Observed 3:35 PM MST at KAVQ

Marana, AZ weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/hgusts 14 mph22 km/h; Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 12–1 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 25Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 29.85 inHg1011 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Sunday afternoonNear 78°26° · 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 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	3%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	9%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	12%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	10%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	12%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	10%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	6%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	7%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	14%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	14%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	16%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	16%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	17%	1
Sat 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	17%	2
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	15%	4
Sat 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	17%	5
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	8%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	34%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	59%	2
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	34%	60%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	33%	54%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	56%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	42%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	63%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	23%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	23%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	14%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	7%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	7%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	41%	1%	4
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	3%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	8%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	2%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 85°29° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 84°29° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 84°29° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 84°29° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 86°30°, low 61°16°. Typical 83°28° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  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 86.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 83°28° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°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 85.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–88°31°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 83°28° / 53°12°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 82°28° / 52°11°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
67°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 82°28° / 52°11°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 52°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 82°28° / 52°11°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–86°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Santa Cruz River at Cortaro

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.5 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Forecast peak 8.4 ft Fri 4 PM

Reading from Fri 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Santa Cruz River at Trico Road

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Fri 8 PM

Reading from Fri 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Canada del Oro Wash at Ina Road

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Fri 4 PM

Reading from Fri 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Rillito Creek at La Cholla

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Fri 4 PM

Reading from Fri 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 72% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 26

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Tucson 17 NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1982–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−2°−1°SatOct 17
+1°±0°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Marana weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 8 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:09–5:58 PM; Morning 6:19–7:08 AM
Blue hour: 5:58–6:07 PM; Morning 6:09–6:19 AM; first light 6:09 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 6:07 PM–6:10 AM; moon 95% lit, sets 4:57 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 3:54 AM · rises 4:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Marana. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Marana, AZ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Santa Cruz River at Cortaro

Santa Cruz River at Trico Road

Canada del Oro Wash at Ina Road

Rillito Creek at La Cholla

For your home

Cooling 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? Good

Moon