Observed 12:55 PM MDT at KRQE

Del Muerto, AZ weather

Mostly cloudy and 61°16°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~3–11 PM (50%).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. 58–9 mph15 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (50%, 0.34 in8.6 mm)
High 57°14° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Fog tonight 10–11 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 56°13° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 54°12° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	62%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	38%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	45%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	50%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	28%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	30%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	44°7°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	52%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Fog	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	72%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	53%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	12%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	16%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	20%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	25%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	59%	25%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	25%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	31%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	49%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	19%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	21%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	30%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	25%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 29°−2° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 29°−2° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	8%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	11%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 35°2°. Typical 66°19° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 66°19° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 65°18° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 64°18° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 56°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 32°0°. Storms 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 36°2°. Typical 63°17° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Low, likely
21°−6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 33°1°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Low, likely
16°−9°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 35°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Highs 47–63°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FGZ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chinle Creek at Chinle

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 111

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 31
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Canyon De Chelly · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1908–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Del Muerto weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:46 PM; Morning 7:16–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6–7:07 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Del Muerto. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,500 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.