Observed 8:55 AM MST at KDMA

Rincon Valley, AZ weather

Sunny and 64°18°.

Forecasts differ

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; High 12–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.97 inHg1015 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Low 54°12° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 74°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 8 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 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	11%	2
Sat 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	13%	4
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	17%	5
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	39%	23%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	25%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	35%	15%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	34%	12%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	33%	14%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	11%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	9%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	0%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	1%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	36%	1%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	9%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	28%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	37%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	18%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	28%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	34%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	48%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	45%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	50%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	36%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	5%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 50°10° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	2%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 83°28° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 83°28° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 83°28° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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 82. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 60°16°. Typical 82°28° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 55°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 82°28° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 82°28° / 55°13°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 55°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 81°27° / 54°12°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°16°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  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 before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 54°12°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 81°27° / 54°12°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  50% 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
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 81°27° / 54°12°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 80°27° / 53°12°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 53°12°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 58°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 68–84°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

Rincon Creek at Rincon Creek

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pantano Wash near Vail

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pantano Wash at Broadway Blvd

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Tanque Verde Creek near Sabino Canyon Rd.

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8 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 7Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Saguaro National Park · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2008–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rincon Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 5:06–5:55 PM; Morning 6:17–7:06 AM
Blue hour: 5:55–6:05 PM; Morning 6:08–6:17 AM; first light 6:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:05 PM–6:09 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:55 AM · rises 4:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Rincon Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,600 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rincon Valley, AZ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rincon Creek at Rincon Creek

Pantano Wash near Vail

Pantano Wash at Broadway Blvd

Tanque Verde Creek near Sabino Canyon Rd.

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