Chinle, Arizona Weather
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Chinle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—97°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—98°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——98°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——99°72°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——102°71°+3°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.55 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Chinle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 86503
16-Day Forecast — Chinle
- Sun92°54°2%
- Mon95°62°6%
- Tue97°67°11%
- Wed98°71°11%
- Thu98°70°3%
- Fri99°72°1%
- Sat102°71°4%
- Sun103°69°12%
- Mon102°73°10%
- Tue97°73°17%
- Wed93°71°17%
- Thu100°72°28%
- Fri100°72°34%
- Sat97°74°35%
- Sun102°72°19%
- Mon101°75°21%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Chinle
SPC includes Chinle in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Chinle
- 86503