Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

haze

81°F

27°C

Humidity	47%
Wind Speed	SW 4 MPH
Barometer	30.16 in (1021.34 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	04 Aug 09:15 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Tonto Basin AZ

Today
High: 100 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 99 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 100 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 101 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 76 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 101 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the morning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 77. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Saturday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.