Observed 5:20 PM MST at KFFZ

Queen Valley, AZ weather

Mostly cloudy and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the northwest. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 29.93 inHg1014 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 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 8 PM
Low 58°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

TonightDown to 59°15° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 81°27° · 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 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	38%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	11%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	4%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	1%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	28%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	26%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	43%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	45%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	42%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	41%	1
Mon 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	36%	2
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	33%	3
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	25%	21%	5
Mon 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	23%	14%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	22%	11%	6
Mon 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	23%	2%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	2%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	25%	21%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Storms 0.71 in18 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°19°
  60% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% 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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. 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
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 83°, low 60°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 67–85°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Monday.

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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

Gila River at Kelvin

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.4 ft
Flow: 89 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Sat 5 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Weekes Wash at Apache Junction

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3:29 PM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:07–5:56 PM; Morning 6:21–7:11 AM
Blue hour: 5:56–6:06 PM; Morning 6:11–6:21 AM; first light 6:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:06 PM–6:12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:58 AM · rises 4:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Queen Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,700 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.