Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

Clear

79°F

26°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed SW 10 MPH
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 13 May 05:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NE Payson AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light west wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light south  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light west wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NE Payson AZ
 34.36°N 111.19°W (Elev. 5801 ft)
5:33 pm MST May 13, 2026
6pm MST May 13, 2026-6pm MST May 20, 2026
 
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