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 10%
Wind Speed SW 6 MPH
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.96 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 09 May 11:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Payson AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. 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)
11:37 am MST May 9, 2026
12pm MST May 9, 2026-6pm MST May 15, 2026
 
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