Observed 4:55 PM MST at KBXK

Tonopah, AZ weather

Mostly sunny and 77°25°.

Forecasts agree

Now 77°25°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 29.92 inHg1013 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 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 (79°26° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 58°14° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 80°27° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 83°28° by 3 PM · 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 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	24%	8%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	26%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	30%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	27%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	25%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	21%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	21%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	22%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	25%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	29%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	38%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	42%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	59%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	49%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	43%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	41%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	41%	1
Mon 9a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	36%	2
Mon 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	31%	3
Mon 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	27%	26%	5
Mon 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	23%	2%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	20%	4%	6
Mon 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	18%	25%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	17%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	17%	1%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. 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, 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: Sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Storms 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
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. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–63°17°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–64°18°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 58°.
Monday
Dry, high 83°, low 60°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 71–85°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Hassayampa River near Arlington

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Thu 7 AM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 5 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:13–6:03 PM; Morning 6:28–7:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:03–6:12 PM; Morning 6:18–6:28 AM; first light 6:18 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:12 PM–6:19 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:05 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Tonopah. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,500 ft, 60 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.