Observed 1:50 PM MDT at KPGA

Shonto, AZ weather

Sunny and 61°16°, snow ~3–11 PM (70%).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the northeast. 35–13 mph20 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.03 inHg1017 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (70%, 0.4 in10.2 mm)
Low 36°2° tomorrow at 8 AM

This afternoonNear 50°10° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 49°9° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 47 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	68%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	35%	4
Sat 4p	Snow	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	46%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	68%	1
Sat 7p	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	40°4°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	89%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	61%	0
Sat 11p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	39°4°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	44%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	39°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	36°2°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	33%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	30%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	34%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	30%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	35%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	34%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	34%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	26%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	69%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	62%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	16%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	15%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	68%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	79%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	42%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	52%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	52%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	53%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	64%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	69%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 53°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Snow 0.24 in6.1 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 50°10°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 37°3°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Storms 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  40% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
50°10°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 35°2°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% 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
42°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
23°−5°–42°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  20% 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
42°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
22°−6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
63% chance of snow, high 53°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 37°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 55°, low 37°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 46–57°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 42Typical 118

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 35
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 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°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?

Betatakin · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1939–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Shonto weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:50 PM; Morning 7:22–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:00 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 54% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Shonto. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,300 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.