Payson, AZ Weather Forecast
Gila County, Arizona
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Payson, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Payson, AZ at a glance
Payson is home to about 16,731 people in Gila County, across 19 square miles. It ranks 36th by population of 76 places in Arizona with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Star Valley, 6 miles away.
- County
- Gila County
- Population
- 16,731 2023 est.
- Land area
- 19 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 865
- Forecast point
- 34.2438°N, 111.3190°W
How well can the network see Payson?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFSX (Flagstaff, AZ), to the NNE. Its lowest scan passes about 1,400 ft above Payson. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Payson show up clearly. Payson is closer to its radar than 79% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KPAN (Payson Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Payson
- Star Valley, AZ6 mi
- Camp Verde, AZ38 mi
- Carefree, AZ45 mi
- Cave Creek, AZ47 mi
- Scottsdale, AZ50 mi
- Fountain Hills, AZ50 mi
- Sedona, AZ50 mi
- Cottonwood, AZ52 mi
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