Santa Cruz River near Tubac
8.5 mi- Level
- 20.8 ft
- Flow
- 3 cfs
Forecast peak 20.8 ft Sat 1 AM
Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 1:15 AM MST at KOLS
Rio Rico, AZ weather
Clear and 52°11°.
Today: low 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°), high 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°).
Now 52°11°
Clear
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
- From the east. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 1 PM
- Dew point
- 43°6°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- High 12–2 PM · peak 6
- Air quality
- 57Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 29.94 inHg1014 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa next 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
8°5° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 52°11° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by midnight · Partly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 72% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 75% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 80% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 83% | 13% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 14% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 68% | 10% | 1 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 53% | 7% | 2 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 44% | 6% | 4 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°) | 71°22° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 38% | 6% | 5 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 36% | 5% | 6 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 35% | 7% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 32% | 10% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 32% | 13% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 34% | 13% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 35% | 14% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 41% | 15% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 45% | 23% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 53% | 37% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 57% | 34% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 61% | 33% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 61% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 67% | 12% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 69% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 70% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 75% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 75% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 77% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 79% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 48°9° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 75% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 64% | 10% | 1 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 49% | 9% | 2 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 40% | 9% | 4 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 33% | 3% | 5 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 30% | 0% | 6 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 28% | 2% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 25% | 3% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 24% | 19% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 25% | 30% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 27% | 31% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Partly cloudy | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 33% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Partly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 39% | 24% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 44% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 48% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 52% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 55% | 61% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 40°4° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 59% | 75% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 79°26° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°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, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 79°26° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 79°26° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 46°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 79°26° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 78°26° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 78°26° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 78°26° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–83°28°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 78°26° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 80°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 51°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–83°28°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 78°26° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 44°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
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 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 78°26° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 73°23°30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°30% chance
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
- 68°20°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 77°25° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 60°16°30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 62°16°40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 58°14°40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 77°25° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 61°16°40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 71°21°40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 52°11°30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 77°25° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°14°30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°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
- 63°17°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 76°24° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 52°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 68–83°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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 Nogales
13 mi- Level
- 2.6 ft
- Flow
- 149 cfs
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 1 AM
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 54% less heating than a typical week.
This week 13Typical 27
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 1
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
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?
Tumacacori Nm · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1946–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 79°26° / 45°7°
- Forecast high / low
- 74°23° / 47°8°
- Record high
- 95°35° in 1968
- Record low
- 27°−3° in 1997
Last 7 days vs normal
- —SatOct 17
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- —MonOct 19
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Rio Rico weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:42 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 8 min
- Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 3 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:08–5:57 PM
- Morning 6:18–7:07 AM
- Blue hour
- 5:57–6:06 PM
- Morning 6:08–6:18 AM; first light 6:08 AM
Stars tonight? Good
Clear 1:36–6:08 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
