Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

Clear

72°F

22°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed ENE 4 MPH
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.04 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jul 03:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles NW Tonto Basin AZ

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles NW Tonto Basin AZ
 34.1°N 111.57°W (Elev. 5200 ft)
3:52 am MST Jul 31, 2026
4am MST Jul 31, 2026-6pm MST Aug 6, 2026
 
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