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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from March 5, 11:00 AM MST until March 5, 07:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

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

Clear

48°F

9°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	NNE 3 MPH
Barometer	30.1 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	04 Mar 03:35 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

14 Miles NE Payson AZ

Wind Advisory March 5, 11:00am until March 5, 07:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Overnight
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Sunny then
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 42 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy smoke after 9am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night

Patchy smoke before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday

Patchy smoke after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 9 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.