Cave Creek near Cave Creek
15 mi- Level
- 3.0 ft
- Flow
- under 1 cfs
Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 5 AM
Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 2:40 PM MST at KSDL
Scottsdale, AZ weather
Mostly cloudy and 73°23°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 57°14°, high 74°23°.
Now 73°23°
Mostly cloudy
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h
- From the west-northwest. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 2 AM
- Dew point
- 45°7°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Moderate until 4 PM
- Air quality
- 40Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 71°22° · rain chance 10%
TonightDown to 59°15° by 4 AM
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM
Tomorrow afternoonNear 74°23°
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 3 AM
Monday morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW | 43% | — | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW | 41% | — | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW | 41% | — | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 44% | — | — |
| Sat 6p | Mostly clear | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 51% | — | — |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W | 54% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 56% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 54% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 56% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 60% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 60% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 60% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 52% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 45% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 72°22° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 39% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 37% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 36% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W | 36% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 76°24° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 34% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 34% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 38% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 42% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 49% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 48% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 48% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Mostly clear | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 50% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 52% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Mostly clear | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 52% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Mostly clear | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 50% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Mostly clear | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 51% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Mostly clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 53% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Mostly clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 53% | — | — |
| Mon 5a | Mostly clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 51% | — | — |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 55% | — | — |
| Mon 7a | Mostly sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 53% | — | — |
| Mon 8a | Mostly sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 51% | — | — |
| Mon 9a | Mostly sunny | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 43% | — | — |
| Mon 10a | Mostly sunny | 70°21° (likely 70°21° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 38% | — | — |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 32% | — | — |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 29% | — | — |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 80°27° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 27% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. Dry. One forecast only.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 74°23°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 57°14°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 59°15°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 57°14°
- Wind
- 7 mph10 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 82°28° / 57°14°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 80°27°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 57°14°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 81°27° / 56°13°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 56°13°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 81°27° / 56°13°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 80°27°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–62°17°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 56°13°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 81°27° / 56°13°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 56°13°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 80°27° / 55°13°. Storms 1 in26 mm, 70% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. 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 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 60°16°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 80°27° / 55°13°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 74°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 60°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 73–82°; chance of precipitation on Friday.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Salt River at Priest Road-Tempe
18 mi- Level
- 1.2 ft
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Fri 2 PM
Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Sycamore Creek near Ft McDowell
18 mi- Level
- 0.5 ft
- Flow
- 3 cfs
Forecast peak 1.0 ft Fri 8 PM
Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reata Pass Wash above Scottsdale
1.0 mi- Level
- 0.3 ft
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Cooling this week
About 77% less cooling than a typical week.
This week 6Typical 27
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 3:00 PM–3:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
CAREFREE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 82°28° / 57°14°
- Forecast high / low
- 74°23° / 57°14°
- Record high
- 94°34° in 2017
- Record low
- 44°7° in 2022
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −3°−2°SunOct 18
- +1°MonOct 19
- +2°+1°TueOct 20
- +4°+2°WedOct 21
- +3°+2°ThuOct 22
- ±0°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Scottsdale weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 5:43 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 3 min
- Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:08–5:58 PM
- Morning 6:24–7:13 AM
- Blue hour
- 5:58–6:08 PM
- Morning 6:14–6:24 AM; first light 6:14 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:01 AM · rises 4:41 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
