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

66°F

19°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed WNW 6 MPH
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.66 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 06:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Forest Lakes AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles W Forest Lakes AZ
 34.35°N 111.06°W (Elev. 7799 ft)
3:24 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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