SaffordAZMET-AZ04
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.8 mi away/2,963 ft/180 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Cactus Flats, Arizona
Community in Graham County, ArizonaHigh Wind Warning, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, east to southeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts 55 to 75 mph expected. For the Wind Advisory, east to southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...From central Pima County eastward excluding northern Graham and Greenlee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 5 AM MST Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, from 5 AM to 2 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages will be possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around and damage unsecured objects. Strong and gusty winds over desert areas could result in blowing dust, briefly lowering visibility below a mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...For the High Wind Warning the strongest winds are expected on the leeward (west and northwest) sides of the mountains. Terrain gaps and east-west oriented valleys will also be susceptible to strong winds.
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
66°
80°/51°
Clear·
Feels like 66°·Gentle breeze 12 mph ESE
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Cactus Flats until 5 AM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Cactus Flats is 66° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 34°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east-southeast at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 58° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 80°, and the coolest Saturday, near 68°. Rain is likely Wednesday (50%). Rain is possible Saturday (31%), Monday (41%) and Tuesday (40%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 32 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
13Air quality
26%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
66feels66
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8051
19mph
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
7358
32mph
UV 8
Sat
Oct 17
6853
31%
28mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7454
21%
20mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7857
41%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8061
40%
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7861
50%
UV 6
66°
80°51°
73°58°
68°53°
74°54°
78°57°
80°61°
78°61°
As of 9:00 PM in Cactus Flats, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Cactus Flats
Index 13, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Hayden (AZ), 65 miles off.
13Good
- Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-
The days ahead
Highest 56, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.
GoodModerate
- 15YesterdayOct 14
- 19TodayOct 15
- 56FriOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
- 17SunOct 18
- 18MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Cactus Flats
None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.01in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Cactus Flats, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Cactus Flats, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Cactus Flats, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Rank837of 1,869
Citizen station GW3034GW3034
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.6 mi away/2,868 ft/275 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/7.9 mi away/3,176 ft/33 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
I-10 @ BowieAZT15
Beside a road/34.3 mi away/3,774 ft/631 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Safford 6.2 SSWAZ-GH-5
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/3,204 ft/61 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Safford Agricultural CenterSAFA3
On a farm or research station/4.1 mi away/2,954 ft/189 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Safford Municipal, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Cactus Flats, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
70.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up.
The wind
From the east (80 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.
The full report of Safford Municipal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Arizona
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Cactus Flats
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.