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

68°F

20°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed NA 3 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 11:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles ENE Payson AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light south wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light south wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles ENE Payson AZ
 34.33°N 111.08°W (Elev. 5709 ft)
9:49 am MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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