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Payson, AZ
Right Now
48°
Fair
- Humidity: 59%
- Feels Like: 48°
- Heat Index: 48°
- Wind: 0 mph
- Wind Chill: 48°
- UV Index: 5 Moderate
- Sunrise: 06:39:28 AM
- Sunset: 05:38:36 PM
- Dew Point: 34°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
A mainly sunny sky. High 71F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Showers early, becoming a steady rain late. Low 47F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Tomorrow
Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 58F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Precip
3 AM
48°
1%
3 AM
48°
Wind: NE @ 0mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
4 AM
48°
1%
4 AM
48°
Wind: ENE @ 1mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
5 AM
49°
1%
5 AM
49°
Wind: E @ 1mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 60%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
6 AM
50°
1%
6 AM
50°
Wind: E @ 2mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 57%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 50°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
7 AM
50°
1%
7 AM
50°
Wind: E @ 2mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 60%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 50°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
8 AM
54°
0%
8 AM
54°
Wind: ESE @ 2mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 55%
Wind Chill: 54°
Heat Index: 54°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
9 AM
60°
0%
9 AM
60°
Wind: SSE @ 4mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 44%
Wind Chill: 60°
Heat Index: 60°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
10 AM
64°
0%
10 AM
64°
Wind: S @ 8mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 41%
Wind Chill: 64°
Heat Index: 64°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
11 AM
66°
0%
11 AM
66°
Wind: S @ 11mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 41%
Wind Chill: 66°
Heat Index: 66°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
12 PM
68°
0%
12 PM
68°
Wind: S @ 11mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 41%
Wind Chill: 68°
Heat Index: 68°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
1 PM
69°
0%
1 PM
69°
Wind: S @ 11mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 39%
Wind Chill: 69°
Heat Index: 69°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
2 PM
69°
0%
2 PM
69°
Wind: SSW @ 12mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 38%
Wind Chill: 69°
Heat Index: 69°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Weather Stories
Reservoir levels on the Colorado River are falling faster than even the pessimists predicted, casting a long shadow over Arizona’s water supply.
The wonderfully wet monsoon is waning, with hot, dry conditions returning — with only the distant hope of another few, fragmented monsoon storms in the next two weeks.
Wallow in that lovely monsoon moisture.
Payson should have a break from a blessedly wet monsoon pattern this week, which will give a chance for residents to dry out and road crews to cope with the layers of mud.
From fires to floods, without a chance to catch your breath.
The 24,000-acre Bear Fire in the White Mountains near Clifton is 50% contained.
The Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon has burned more than 550 square miles and sent a plume of superheated smoke and debris up to 45,000 feet.
A strong monsoon has given Arizona a break from a plague of wildfires, just in time for the rest of the West to catch fire.
Climate change is driving the heat waves scorching the West and killing hundreds of people, according to the results of a new study.
The drought’s got Arizona by the throat — and it’s still squeezing.
We’re getting closer.
The Payson School Board is happily confronting a shockingly rare dilemma.
Get ready now.
Pretty good news.
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Like a lover who missed Valentine’s Day, the laggard winter delivered repeated flurries of snow right on the brink of spring all across Arizona.
The Town of Payson braces for up to 24 inches of snow between Jan. 22 and 26 by warning residents to stock up on food and medical supplies and asks for patience with snow removal.
Tonto National Forest this week launched a 5,200-acre thinning project to protect Pine, Strawberry, Whispering Pines, Washington Park and a host of other communities from wildfire.
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Don’t let a few snow flurries get your hopes up — we’re still stuck in the kind of drought that likely caused civilizations across the Southwest to collapse six centuries ago.
After a longed-for storm dumped rain across the state, many national forests lifted fire restrictions — weeks after the fire season normally ends.
You think 2020 was tough.
The day has settled with a sigh toward dusk.
It’s got the weather man freaked out.
Arizona’s not on fire like California, Washington and Oregon.
“Exceptional” drought.
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Arizona’s long-delayed monsoon finally gusted into Rim Country last week, immediately tamping down the fire danger and blowing open the door to reopening the forest.
Arizona’s on fire, with no sign of a monsoon rescue yet massing on the horizon.
Arizona’s already hot and dry.
Heck, even if people weren’t coughing on one another at the swimming hole in a pandemic, the Forest Service would have to move toward closing the forest.
The law of unintended consequences strikes again.
Arizona is in the midst of perhaps the worst drought in 1,200 years, regardless of the blessings of a relatively normal winter, according to study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science.
Arizona’s reservoirs are brimming for the first time in years, despite a bad snow year and the return of drought across much of the West.
Payson didn’t see many snow flurries from the recent storm, but got plenty of rain, with the heaviest snowfall centered on the Mogollon Rim, including the small community of Happy Jack.
If you’ve been following state and national news, you can’t miss the focus on COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, a disease that’s spreading rapidly across Arizona, the U.S., and worldwide.
A slow-moving storm dumped more than three inches of rain in some areas of Rim Country, flooding creek crossings, topping off reservoirs and prompting residents to hole up for a night or two.
Ah. Spring is in the air.
Over the weekend, Hurricane Lorena barreled up the Baja coast, danced over northern Mexico and sloshed into Arizona. By Monday morning, lightning flashed, up to four inches of rain fell around the state, and flash floods gushed down normally dry washes.
Every year Rim Country holds its collective breath until the dry lightning ends and monsoon starts.
El Niño giveth.
Rim Country’s wet winter continued this week with the first of two storms bringing heavy rain to the area Tuesday morning.
Payson came within an inch of setting an all-time snow record last week.
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What a storm for Payson! Just missed setting the record for the heaviest two-day snowfall. Official records go back to 1940 for Payson.
Due to ongoing winter storm conditions in Northern Gila County, Gila County Emergency Management in coordination with American Red Cross has opened shelters for residents or visitors who may need assistance.
A local man waited five hours for rescue Friday night after driving his ATV into the flooded East Verde River north of Payson.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY...
It was not a happy New Year for many motorists with a storm dumping nearly half a foot of snow in Payson Monday and eight inches east of Star Valley, forcing officials to close the roadways as they handled many vehicle slide-offs and accidents.
