Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

Clear

72°F

22°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed W 10 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 03:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Tonto Basin AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 8 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: 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 18 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
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 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Tonto Basin AZ
 34.03°N 111.36°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
3:24 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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