Santa Cruz River near Nogales
5.1 mi- Level
- 2.5 ft
- Flow
- 116 cfs
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 12 AM
Reading from Fri 11 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 12:10 AM MST at KOLS
Nogales, AZ weather
Clear and 54°12°.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°), high 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°).
Now 54°12°
Clear
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 12 PM
- Dew point
- 43°6°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- High 12–2 PM · peak 6
- Air quality
- 55Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 29.96 inHg1015 hPa
- Steady over the next 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
10°5° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 51°11° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 71°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 11 PM · Partly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12a | Clear | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 71% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 76% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 82% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 83% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 67% | 6% | 1 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 52% | 6% | 2 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 44% | 8% | 4 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 38% | 10% | 5 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 36% | 7% | 6 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 73°23° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 34% | 7% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 32% | 9% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 33% | 17% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 35% | 14% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 36% | 11% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 45% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 49% | 22% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 55% | 28% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 60% | 35% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 63% | 37% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 70% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 71% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 73% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 77% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 76% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 78% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 76% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 8% | 1 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 48% | 6% | 2 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 40% | 3% | 4 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 73°23° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 33% | 2% | 5 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 30% | 3% | 6 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 27% | 6% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 25% | 46% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 25% | 34% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 26% | 36% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 75°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 28% | 31% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Mostly clear | 69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 35% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 40% | 26% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 44% | 31% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 47% | 35% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 51% | 44% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Partly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 53% | 54% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 81°27° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 3 to 12 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 81°27° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 81°27° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 80°27° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 80°27° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 80°27° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 78°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 80°27° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 80°27° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 78°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 65°18°20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 55°13°20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 80°27° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 15 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 80°27° / 39°4°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 70°21°40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 59°15°30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 74.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 80°27° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 79°26° / 39°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 58°15°30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 68°20°30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 60°15°40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 56°13°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
- 64°18°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 79°26° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 79°26° / 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 68°20°40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 52°11°30% 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°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 79°26° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 79°26° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 70°21°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 62°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
- 68°20°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 79°26° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 53°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 67–82°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 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
Below flood stage
Santa Cruz River near Tubac
18 mi- Level
- 20.9 ft
- Flow
- 3 cfs
Forecast peak 20.8 ft Sat 12 AM
Reading from Fri 10 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 61% less heating than a typical week.
This week 13Typical 33
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Nogales 6 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 81°27° / 41°5°
- Forecast high / low
- 74°23° / 48°9°
- Record high
- 95°35° in 2017
- Record low
- 30°−1° in 1975
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +4°+2°SatOct 17
- ±0°SunOct 18
- +5°+3°MonOct 19
- +10°+5°TueOct 20
- +13°+7°WedOct 21
- +11°+6°ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Nogales weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:41 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 9 min
- Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 2 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:08–5:57 PM
- Morning 6:18–7:06 AM
- Blue hour
- 5:57–6:06 PM
- Morning 6:08–6:18 AM; first light 6:08 AM
Stars tonight? Good
Clear 12:39–6:08 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 4:56 AM.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:56 AM · rises 4:39 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
