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Scottsdale, Arizona weather · now

88°

Mostly Clear

Feels
91°
High / Low
104° / 81°
Wind
5 mph
Humidity
52%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 21% · 8 PM

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Sun 5:47 AM 7:18 PM 13h 31m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Scottsdale, Arizona, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 104° with a low near 81°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 104°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

75° 95° 110° ↑ 103° ↓ 82° 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM

  1. 9 AM

    91°

    9%

  2. 11 AM

    94°

    2%

  3. 1 PM

    99°

    3%

  4. 3 PM

    103°

    3%

  5. 5 PM

    102°

    10%

  6. 7 PM

    100°

    17%

  7. 9 PM

    94°

    16%

  8. 11 PM

    90°

    33%

  9. 1 AM

    88°

    22%

  10. 3 AM

    85°

    21%

  11. 5 AM

    83°

    12%

  12. 7 AM

    83°

    1%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 104° · 81°
    1. 10 AM 93° Mostly Sunny 5%
    2. 11 AM 94° Mostly Sunny 2%
    3. 12 PM 97° Sunny 2%
    4. 1 PM 99° Sunny 3%
    5. 2 PM 101° Sunny 3%
    6. 3 PM 103° Sunny 3%
    7. 4 PM 102° Sunny 4%
    8. 5 PM 102° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 10%
    9. 6 PM 102° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 13%
    10. 7 PM 100° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    11. 8 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    12. 9 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    13. 10 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    14. 11 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
  2. Wed 8/12 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65% 100° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    2. 1 AM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    3. 2 AM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    4. 3 AM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    5. 4 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    6. 5 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12%
    7. 6 AM 82° Partly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 83° Partly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 86° Partly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 88° Partly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 90° Partly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 93° Partly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 94° Partly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12%
    15. 2 PM 99° Mostly Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 99° Mostly Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 99° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    19. 6 PM 98° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    20. 7 PM 96° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    21. 8 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    22. 9 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    23. 10 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    24. 11 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
  3. Thu 8/13 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17% 99° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    2. 1 AM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    3. 2 AM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    4. 3 AM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    5. 4 AM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    6. 5 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12%
    7. 6 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12%
    8. 7 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12%
    9. 8 AM 84° Partly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 86° Partly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 88° Partly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    13. 12 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    14. 1 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    15. 2 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    16. 3 PM 98° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    17. 4 PM 99° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14%
    18. 5 PM 98° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    20. 7 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    23. 10 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    24. 11 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  4. Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny 7% 100° · 81°
    1. 12 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    2. 1 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    3. 2 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    4. 3 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    5. 4 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 80° Partly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 81° Partly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 84° Partly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 86° Partly Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 89° Partly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 92° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 98° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear 4%
    21. 8 PM 94° Mostly Clear 4%
    22. 9 PM 93° Mostly Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 91° Mostly Clear 4%
    24. 11 PM 90° Mostly Clear
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 4% 104° · 82°
    1. 12 AM 88° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 87° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 85° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 83° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 91° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 94° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 97° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 99° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 102° Mostly Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 103° Mostly Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 103° Mostly Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 101° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 100° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 98° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 96° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 94° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 4%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 3% 106° · 84°
    1. 12 AM 90° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 88° Partly Cloudy 4%
    3. 2 AM 87° Partly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 85° Partly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 84° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 84° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 90° Mostly Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 93° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 97° Mostly Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 100° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 102° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 104° Mostly Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 105° Mostly Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 106° Mostly Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 106° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 105° Sunny 3%
    19. 6 PM 103° Mostly Clear 3%
    20. 7 PM 101° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 99° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 97° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 96° Mostly Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 94° Mostly Clear 3%
  7. Mon 8/17 Sunny 5% 108° · 85°
    1. 12 AM 92° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 91° Mostly Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 89° Mostly Clear 3%
    4. 3 AM 87° Mostly Clear 3%
    5. 4 AM 85° Mostly Clear 3%
    6. 5 AM 85° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 91° Mostly Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 94° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 98° Mostly Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 101° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 104° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 106° Mostly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 107° Mostly Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 107° Mostly Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 107° Mostly Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 106° Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 105° Mostly Clear 5%
    20. 7 PM 103° Mostly Clear 5%
    21. 8 PM 101° Mostly Clear 5%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 20% 109° · 91°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 14% 107° · 91°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 14% 104° · 87°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 16% 107° · 94°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 32% 106° · 90°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 33% 106° · 89°
  7. Mon 8/24 Drizzle 30% 103° · 82°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 19% 98° · 85°
  9. Wed 8/26 Mostly Sunny 42% 105° · 89°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Monday, 8/17

Sunny, 108° / 85°

  1. Tomorrow100°79°
  2. Thu99°78°
  3. Fri100°81°
  4. Sat104°82°
  5. Sun106°84°
  6. Mon108°85°

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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Yesterday±4°
    High107°108°-1°
    Low82°86°-4°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±1°
    High110°111°-1°
    Low87°88°-1°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High112°——
    Low88°——
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
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  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
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    Low86°——
  6. Wed, Aug 5pending
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Scottsdale

Scottsdale in August typically averages 107° highs and 85° lows, with about 3 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 107°); the coldest is January (average low 45°). October is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan67°45°4
Feb77°53°3
Mar83°58°5
Apr86°63°3
May94°71°3
Jun105°81°3
Jul107°86°4
Aug107°85°3
Sep101°78°5
Oct91°66°6
Nov75°52°5
Dec72°49°1

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny. High near 104, with temperatures falling to around 102 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 100. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 99. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. South wind around 5 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
PSR 165,59
Radar station
KIWA
Time zone
America/Phoenix
Coordinates
33.494, -111.926