Observed 5:55 AM MST at KINW

Sun Valley, AZ weather

Partly cloudy and 43°6°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts differ

Now 43°6°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 9 AM
High 62°17° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 59°15° · rain chance 20% · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 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 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	45%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	93%	24%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	24%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	12%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	20%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	21%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	48%	19%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	50%	30%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	49%	20%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	53%	11%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	43%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	43%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	49%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	31%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	38%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	23%	1
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	23%	2
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	11%	4
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	1%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	2%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	10%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	2%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	39%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 34°1° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 32°0° to 52°11°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 30°−1° to 52°11°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 29°−2° to 52°11°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	12%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 28°−2° to 51°11°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 27°−3° to 50°10°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	16%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 70°21° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 70°21° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
29°−2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
30°−1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 69°21° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 34°1°. Storms 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 34°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  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
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 33°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
51°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 33°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
52°11°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 55–70°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FGZ) (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

Little Colorado River at Holbrook

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft

Forecast peak 11.1 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Colorado River near Joseph City

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 2,920 cfs

Forecast peak 4.2 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Colorado River at Woodruff

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 468 cfs

Forecast peak 10.1 ft Sat 6 AM

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Petrified Forest Np · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1931–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Sun Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 4:59–5:50 PM; Morning 6:18–7:08 AM
Blue hour: 5:50–5:59 PM; Morning 6:08–6:18 AM; first light 6:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–6:09 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:54 AM · rises 4:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Sun Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,300 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sun 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

Little Colorado River at Holbrook

Little Colorado River near Joseph City

Little Colorado River at Woodruff

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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