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Prescott Right Now Updated 7:47 PM

66°

Thunderstorms and Rain

H 81° · L 58°

S 10 mph

Air Quality AQI 24 · Good

Source: National Weather Service · AQI: AirNow

Outdoors Right Now

Fire restrictions: None in effect

No active weather alerts.

Stargazing Tonight

Poor

Waxing Gibbous · 93% lit

Cloud cover 79%

Cloudy skies but a nearly full moon will wash out faint stars.

Prescott is dark-sky country — darkest skies away from downtown.

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Road Conditions

SR 89Right lane closed on SR-89 Northbound from E Road 1 S (MP 327) to Telephone Rd (MP 328) . 9/27/2026 7:00 PM to 11/5/2026 5:00 AM

SR 89ATraffic signal flashing on SR-89A Northbound Near W Riordan Rd (MP 403).

I-17Paving operations on I-17 Southbound from E Bloody Basin Rd (MP 259) to I-17-Br (MP 252) . 9/24/2026 7:00 PM to 10/7/2026 7:00 AM

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Source: AZ511 · updated 8:23 PM

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