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Observed 12:40 PM MDT at KRQE

Wide Ruins, AZ weather

Mostly cloudy and 57°14°, jacket by 7 PM.

Today: low 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°), high 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°).

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Mostly cloudy

Wind
9 mph15 km/h
From the south. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point
43°6°
Comfortable
UV index
5Moderate
High 1–2 PM · peak 6

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for
  • Rain until 3 PM (20%, 0.12 in3 mm)
  • High 60°16° today at 4 PM
  • Low 41°5° tomorrow at 8 AM
  • Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 58°14° · Rain noon–3 PM (20%)
  2. TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 PM · Clear
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
  6. Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 12pSunny58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)58°14°20%, 0.04 in1 mm12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h53%21%5
Sat 1pMostly sunny59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°20%, 0.04 in1 mm12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h49%34%6
Sat 2pSunny59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°20%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h49%21%5
Sat 3pSunny59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)59°15°20%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h47%12%4
Sat 4pSunny60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)60°16°20%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h44%22%2
Sat 5pSunny58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)58°14°20%, 0.04 in1 mm9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h49%35%1
Sat 6pSunny57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)57°14°10%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h49%43%1
Sat 7pClear54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)54°12°10%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h57%41%0
Sat 8pClear51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)51°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h63%40%0
Sat 9pPartly cloudy50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)48°9°10%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h66%50%0
Sat 10pPartly cloudy49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)47°8°10%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h68%35%0
Sat 11pPartly cloudy48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h71%31%0
Sun 12aPartly cloudy46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)45°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h73%30%0
Sun 1aCloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)44°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h76%71%0
Sun 2aPartly cloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)44°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h76%50%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)42°6°5%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h76%27%0
Sun 4aMostly clear43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)41°5°5%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h79%19%0
Sun 5aMostly clear43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)41°5°5%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h79%20%0
Sun 6aClear42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h86%13%0
Sun 7aPartly cloudy42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h82%21%0
Sun 8aPartly sunny41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)39°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h89%29%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)44°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h79%38%1
Sun 10aPartly sunny48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)47°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h68%60%2
Sun 11aMostly sunny51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)51°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h56%39%3
Sun 12pPartly sunny53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h50%32%5
Sun 1pMostly sunny55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)55°13°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h45%27%5
Sun 2pMostly sunny55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h45%22%5
Sun 3pMostly sunny55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)55°13°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h41%12%5
Sun 4pSunny57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h37%12%4
Sun 5pSunny55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)55°13°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h38%3%2
Sun 6pSunny55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)55°13°0%6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h37%0%1
Sun 7pClear52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)52°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h44%0%0
Sun 8pClear49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)48°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph3 km/h50%0%0
Sun 9pClear47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)46°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h53%0%0
Sun 10pClear46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h58%0%0
Sun 11pClear44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)42°6°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h62%0%0
Mon 12aClear43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)40°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h65%0%0
Mon 1aClear42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)39°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h65%0%0
Mon 2aClear42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)38°3°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h65%0%0
Mon 3aClear42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)38°3°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h65%1%0
Mon 4aClear40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)36°2°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h70%1%0
Mon 5aClear39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)34°1°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h76%30%0
Mon 6aClear39°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)34°1°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h76%25%0
Mon 7aClear38°3° (likely 33°1° to 46°8°)34°1°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h76%0%0
Mon 8aSunny40°4° (likely 32°0° to 46°8°)35°2°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h73%1%0
Mon 9aSunny44°7° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)40°4°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h65%1%1
Mon 10aSunny49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)46°8°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h52%3%2
Mon 11aSunny54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)54°12°0%6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h40%4%3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 60°16°

      20% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 51°11°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    58°14°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–45°7°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 49°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    54°12°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–41°5°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 40°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 42°6°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 2 to 7 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
    60°16°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–40°4°
    Wind
    8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 53°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 0 to 9 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 1 to 5 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    61°16°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–44°7°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 45°7°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 1 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 1 to 7 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    61°16°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–45°7°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    62°17°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–47°8°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 58°14°, low 43°6°. Storms 0.26 in6.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      40% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 57°14°

      60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 49°10°

      60% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 44°7°

      50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    54°12°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–45°7°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 44°7°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 41°5°

      50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
    51°11°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–44°7°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 40°5°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 49°9°

      50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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
    44°7°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    24°−4°–44°7°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      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
    48°9°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    22°−6°–49°9°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    5

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 60°, low 40°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 57°, low 37°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 62°, low 40°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 49–65°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Puerco River near Chambers

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.4 ft
Flow
281 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:31 PM.

Daylight
10 h 59 min
Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour
5:56–6:47 PM
Morning 7:16–8:07 AM
Blue hour
6:47–6:57 PM
Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–7:07 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking northeast from Wide Ruins. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,300 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.