Observed 5:40 PM MDT at KRQE

Lukachukai, AZ weather

Mostly sunny and 55°13°, rain ~7–11 PM (51%).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southwest. 57–6 mph10 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

None rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until midnight (50%, 0.24 in6.1 mm)
Fog tonight 10 PM–midnight
Low 38°3° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 53°12° tomorrow at 1 PM

TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 55°13° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Thunderstorms	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Rain	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	55%	0
Sat 10p	Fog	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Fog	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	61%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	61%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	61%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	19%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	55%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	46%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	51%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	68%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	48%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	47%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	26%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	26%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	34%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	44%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	28%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	4%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	9%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	76%	12%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	71%	39%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	43%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	32%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	21%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	27%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	42%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	56%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	53%	46%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°6°
  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 40. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 56°13°, low 42°6°. Storms 0.26 in6.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 50°10°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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 52. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 45°7°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 40°5°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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
39°4°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  30% chance
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°–53°12°
Low, likely
25°−4°–40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
67% chance of rain, high 55°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 37°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 45–63°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, 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

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:45 PM; Morning 7:16–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 5–7:07 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Lukachukai. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,400 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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