Observed 11:50 AM MST at KFFZ

Tonto Basin, AZ weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Forecasts differ

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 1 PM
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.93 inHg1014 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 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 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	30%	6
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	21%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	32%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	65%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	57%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	40%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	1%	1
Sun 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	1%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	1%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	16%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 43°6° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 42°6° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 41°5° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	46%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 41°5° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 34°1° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 33°1° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 37°3° to 62°17°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	7%	1
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 46°8° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	11%	2
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	27%	3
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	20%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–55°13°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 11pm and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Storms 0.4 in10 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  60% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  70% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  70% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  60% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  60% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
58°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
61°16°–79°26°
Low, likely
42°6°–64°18°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 54°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 64–80°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Monday.

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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

Tonto Creek near Roosevelt

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 217 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sycamore Creek near Ft McDowell

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Fri 8 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Verde River at Bartlett Lake

19 mi

Level: 1786 ft
Flow: 146,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:06–5:56 PM; Morning 6:22–7:11 AM
Blue hour: 5:56–6:06 PM; Morning 6:12–6:22 AM; first light 6:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–6:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:59 AM · rises 4:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Tonto Basin. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,800 ft, 18 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.