Rio Rico, AZ 85648 Weather

Santa Cruz County11:11 AM MST31.51°N, 111.08°W

Current conditions

Mostly Cloudy
77°
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 77°
High 84°·Low 62°
WindS 13 mph
Humidity47%
Dew point59°
Cloud cover81%
UV index7 High
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset5:47 PM

Observed at AMADO · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    Mostly cloudy. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

  • Tonight

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Thursday

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

  1. Now Mostly Cloudy 81°11%
  2. 12 PM Mostly Cloudy 83°11%
  3. 1 PM Mostly Cloudy 83°11%
  4. 2 PM Mostly Cloudy 83°
  5. 3 PM Mostly Cloudy 83°
  6. 4 PM Mostly Cloudy 82°
  7. 5 PM Cloudy 80°
  8. 6 PM Cloudy 78°
  9. 7 PM Cloudy 75°
  10. 8 PM Cloudy 73°
  11. 9 PM Cloudy 72°
  12. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 70°
  13. 11 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 69°15%
  14. Thu12 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 68°15%
  15. 1 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 67°15%
  16. 2 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 67°16%
  17. 3 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 66°16%
  18. 4 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65°16%
  19. 5 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65°11%
  20. 6 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 63°11%
  21. 7 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 64°11%
  22. 8 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 68°10%
  23. 9 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73°10%
  24. 10 AM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77°10%

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy16%62°84°
  2. ThuOct 22 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms28%55°80°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny51°76°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny50°74°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny52°76°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny54°78°
  7. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny55°78°
  8. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy54°80°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.03 in55°77°

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

55
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • WedGood (36)
  • ThuGood (22)
  • FriGood (47)

Nogales, 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 6:32 AM
Sunset 5:47 PM
Daylight 11 h 14 min (−1 min 49 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 3:10 PM Moonset 2:00 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low82° / 42°
Record high94° (2023)
Record low30° (1986)
Wettest1.95 in (1978)
Month to date0.44 in (normal 0.56 in)

Nogales 6 N, records since 1952. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TWC, issued 7 hrs ago

Synopsis

Temperatures at or slightly above normal today and Thursday, then cooler than normal Friday into this weekend. An unsettled weather pattern continues with strong to severe thunderstorms possible today and Thursday. Main threat will be heavy rain, strong winds, and hail.

Discussion

Satellite imagery this morning showed considerable mid-high level clouds under southwest flow aloft out ahead of a strong upper level low off southern CA coast. Thunderstorm activity this morning as been across central and northern AZ and that should remain the case through 12 noon. As the upper low moves closer to the SoCal coast, the upper divergent field that is NW to Tucson will expand over the area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms that develop this afternoon will be capable of near severe strong winds, large hail and brief heavy rain with rainfall rates of 1-2"/hr. This is especially true across Pinal, Graham and Greenlee counties. A few strong storms are possible this evening into the overnight hours. For Thursday as the upper level trof moves inland there will be another round of scattered strong thunderstorms along with brief heavy rain. Flash flood watch remain in effect for later today into Thursday for Pinal, Graham and Greenlee counties.

Drier air moves in for Friday, though some lingering showers possible near the NM border, which could linger into the weekend as well.

Temperatures through Thursday will be at or slightly above normal, then cooler than normal Friday into this weekend. Latest NBM has a freeze potential at the highest elevations of the White Mountains Sun/Mon morning.

Aviation

Valid thru 22/12Z. SCT-BKN clouds 8-12k ft agl. Aft 21/17z, SCT -SHRA/-TSRA thru end of valid pd. Any shower or storm could produce brief MVFR/IFR in addition to strong winds to 50 kts, small to marginally severe hail and brief heavy rain. SFC winds away from TS mainly less than 12 kts. Aviation discussion not updated for TAF amendments.

Fire Weather

Temperatures at or slightly above normal today and Thursday, then cooler than normal Friday into this weekend. Wind speeds mostly less than 15 mph this week except for Thursday with southwest winds around 15 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity remains above 25-40+ percent in the valleys through the week with most days seeing anywhere from a 20-80 percent chance of showers with embedded thunderstorms at times as an unsettled pattern continues.

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