Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

Lat: 34.2568364°NLon: 111.3392558°WElev: 5157.0ft.

Clear

82°F

28°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed W 13 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 08 May 04:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Payson AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Payson AZ
 34.24°N 111.31°W (Elev. 5000 ft)
3:50 pm MST May 8, 2026
4pm MST May 8, 2026-6pm MST May 14, 2026
 
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