Observed 12:15 AM MST at KIWA

Queen Creek, AZ weather

Clear and 64°18°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 12–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 29.86 inHg1011 hPa; Steady over the next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 56°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 76°24° · rain chance 10% · Clear
TonightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 11 PM · 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 12a	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	70%	3%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	70%	7%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	13%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	14%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	14%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	46%	1
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	62%	2
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	50%	4
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	44%	5
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	41%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	27%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	15%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	34%	14%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	32%	18%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	8%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	14%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	33%	0%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	29%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	26%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	31%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 53°12° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 51°11° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	1%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 87°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 86°30° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 56°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 86°30° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 55°13°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 86°30°, low 59°15°. Typical 86°30° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 55°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 87°31°, low 62°17°. Typical 85°29° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  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 87. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 55°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 85°29° / 54°12°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 54°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 84°29° / 54°12°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 54°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 84°29° / 54°12°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 84°29° / 53°12°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 83°28° / 53°12°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 53°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 58°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 72–87°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Gila River near Maricopa

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt River at Priest Road-Tempe

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Weekes Wash at Apache Junction

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Fri 10:29 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 75% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 37

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

East Mesa · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2002–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Queen Creek 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 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:08–5:58 PM; Morning 6:22–7:12 AM
Blue hour: 5:58–6:07 PM; Morning 6:12–6:22 AM; first light 6:12 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 12:40–6:12 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:00 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:00 AM · rises 4:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Queen Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,800 ft, 46 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Queen Creek, AZ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Gila River near Maricopa

Salt River at Priest Road-Tempe

Weekes Wash at Apache Junction

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon