Apache Junction, AZ 85120 Weather

Pinal County4:55 AM MST33.39°N, 111.58°W
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11:00 AM ThuFlood Watch until 5:00 PM Thu

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
73°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 74°
High 80°·Low 69° tonight
WindNNE 5 mph
Humidity78%
Dew point66°
Pressure29.86 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover82%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise6:37 AM
Sunset5:46 PM

Observed at Mesa / Falcon Field · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Thursday

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Thursday Night

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71°59%
  2. 5 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71°53%
  3. 6 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 70°54%
  4. 7 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 69°50%
  5. 8 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71°51%
  6. 9 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 73°64%
  7. 10 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 75°70%
  8. 11 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 76°74%
  9. 12 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 77°82%
  10. 1 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 78°71%
  11. 2 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 78°60%
  12. 3 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79°53%
  13. 4 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77°30%
  14. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 76°
  15. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 74°
  16. 7 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 72°10%
  17. 8 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  18. 9 PM Mostly Clear 69°
  19. 10 PM Mostly Clear 68°
  20. 11 PM Mostly Clear 67°
  21. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 66°
  22. 1 AM Mostly Clear 66°
  23. 2 AM Mostly Clear 65°
  24. 3 AM Mostly Clear 64°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Showers And Thunderstorms Likely69%69°
  2. TodayOct 22 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms82%62°80°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny59°76°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny58°75°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny59°77°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny61°81°
  7. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny62°82°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny82°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy64°84°
  10. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy0.02 in61°78°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

16
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 6:37 AM
Sunset 5:46 PM
Daylight 11 h 8 min (−1 min 56 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 85% lit
Moonrise 3:41 PM Moonset 2:59 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low87° / 60°
Record high96° (2020)
Record low43° (1996)
Wettest0.79 in (1974)
Yesterday90° / 68°, 0.08 in
Month to date0.08 in (normal 0.40 in)

Mormon Flat, records since 1923. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PSR, issued 6 hrs ago

Update

06Z Aviation Discussion.

Key Messages

- A strong low pressure system will support multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some of which may be strong to severe through Thursday afternoon across much of central and eastern Arizona.

- Moderate to heavy rainfall with totals over one inch may result in areas of flash flooding across south-central Arizona with a focus on upslope, terrain areas.

- Drier air filtering into the region by the end of the week will lead to more benign weather conditions during the weekend and through at least early next week.

- Near normal temperatures will cool to below normal levels by the latter half of the week and continuing through early next week.

Aviation

Updated at 0550Z.

South Central Arizona including KPHX, KIWA, KSDL, and KDVT: The main aviation concern through Thursday morning will be the potential for another round of VCTS/TS which could impact the metro terminals, result in gusty winds, brief heavy rainfall, lightning, and hail. Currently there is a lull in thunderstorm activity across southcentral AZ, however storm chances will ramp up again after midnight. The most likely period of time to see thunderstorms will be between 10Z-16Z Thursday morning. Winds will continue out of the east through much of the overnight period. Once thunderstorms develop, outflow will result in a NW shift followed by a westerly shift once storms clear east of the terminals late Thursday morning. CIGs are expected to remain around 5-7K ft AGL overnight, however there could be a period of CIGs as low as 3-5K as showers progress through the metro area.

Southeast California/Southwest Arizona including KIPL and KBLH: No major aviation weather concerns are anticipated through the forecast period. Winds will favor a southerly to southwesterly component at KBLH and westerly at KIPL. Gusts up to 25 kts will become common at both terminals early Thursday afternoon. FEW to SCT clouds, mostly aoa 7 kft, will prevail.

Fire Weather

A low pressure system will bring very active weather conditions across much of central and eastern AZ through Thursday as multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected. Significant rainfall activity is likely in some areas, particularly across the higher terrain areas of the eastern districts where rainfall amounts in excess of 1-2" are possible. MinRHs through Thursday will range between 30-40% across the western districts and between 40-70% across the eastern districts along with good to excellent overnight recoveries. Some gusty winds with peak gusts upwards of 25-30 mph are likely this afternoon and once again on Thursday across the western districts. Much quieter conditions are expected starting Friday along with a decrease in humidity values. Near normal temperatures today will cool into a below normal category starting Thursday and lasting through the weekend.

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