Observed 3:00 AM MDT at KRQE

Red Mesa, AZ weather

Mostly clear and 45°7°, rain ~4–5 AM (44%).

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Mostly clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west-southwest. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain and storms until tonight midnight (70%, 0.51 in13 mm)
Low 43°6° today at 6 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 59°15° today at 1 PM

TonightNear 44°7° · Rain all night (40%)
This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (30%)
This afternoonNear 57°14° · Rain all afternoon (70%)
TonightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 2 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 3a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	62%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	73%	0
Sat 5a	Drizzle	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	82%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	52%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	71%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	45%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	57%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	50%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	47%	5
Sat 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	79%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	49%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	43%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	25%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	67%	2
Sat 6p	Thunderstorms	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	42%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	60%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	44%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	44%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	40%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	42%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	44%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	11%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	18%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	20%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	5%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	7%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	8%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	11%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	11%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Storms 0.16 in4.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 50°10°
  70% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 40°4°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance · 0.02 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
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
48°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
65% chance of rain, high 59°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 57°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Highs 53–62°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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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 near Mexican Water

19 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 1,040 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

San Juan River at Four Corners

19 mi

Level: 12.8 ft
Flow: 15,100 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

McElmo Creek near Bluff

20 mi

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 987 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:45 PM; Morning 7:17–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Red Mesa. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,400 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.