Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

Clear

81°F

27°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed WSW 17 MPH
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.63 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 14 May 03:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Tonto Basin AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Tonto Basin AZ
 34.03°N 111.36°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
11:37 am MST May 14, 2026
3pm MST May 14, 2026-6pm MST May 20, 2026
 
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