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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

Clear

77°F

25°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed SW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.95 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 15 May 12:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Tonto Basin AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. 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 58. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE Tonto Basin AZ
 33.99°N 111.28°W (Elev. 3412 ft)
Last Update:
11:38 am MST May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MST May 15, 2026-6pm MST May 21, 2026
 
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