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

70°F

21°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed W 10 MPH
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 12:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles WNW Tonto Basin AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
20 Miles WNW Tonto Basin AZ
 34.06°N 111.7°W (Elev. 2402 ft)
12:06 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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