Observed 11:15 AM MST at KAVQ

Red Rock, AZ weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 1 PM
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 29.94 inHg1014 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (73°23° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 74°23° by 11 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
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	13%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	27%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	31%	27%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	30%	27%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	30%	23%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	21%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	29%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	22%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	27%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	10%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	1%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sun 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	0%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	29%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	27%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	26%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	26%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	29%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	9%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	63%	43%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	51%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	49%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	44%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 62°17°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	26%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 43°6° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	29%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 47°8° to 66°19°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	29%	1
Mon 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	22%	2
Mon 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	5%	4
Mon 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	31%	1%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 86°30° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 57°14°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 86°30° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 85°29° / 57°14°. 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, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 85°29° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 84°29° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–87°31°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 84°29° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 84°29° / 55°13°. Storms 0.35 in8.9 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 55°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 83°28° / 55°13°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 55°13°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 83°28° / 54°12°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
62°17°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 82°28° / 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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°–85°29°
Low, likely
41°5°–68°20°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 54°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 55°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 70–84°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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 Trico Road

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Cruz River at Cortaro

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Forecast peak 8.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Canada del Oro Wash at Ina Road

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

This week 9Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Picacho 8 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1987–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+9°+5°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Red Rock weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 5:08–5:57 PM; Morning 6:21–7:10 AM
Blue hour: 5:57–6:07 PM; Morning 6:11–6:21 AM; first light 6:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:58 AM · rises 4:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Red Rock. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Red Rock, AZ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Santa Cruz River at Trico Road

Santa Cruz River at Cortaro

Canada del Oro Wash at Ina Road

For your home

Heating 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? Fair

Moon