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

Prescott, Love Field (KPRC)

Lat: 34.64917°NLon: 112.42222°WElev: 5043.0ft.

Clear

82°F

28°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed SW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 30 Jul 08:00 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WNW Prescott AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles WNW Prescott AZ
 34.6°N 112.58°W (Elev. 6257 ft)
4:46 pm MST Jul 30, 2026
8pm MST Jul 30, 2026-6pm MST Aug 6, 2026
 
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