Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona Weather
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Pinetop-Lakeside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:20 PM MST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——58°36°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——56°36°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Clear——62°38°+6°
- FridayNov 13Overcast18%—57°40°-5°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Snow Shwrs42%0.37″44°38°-13°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle13%0.02″51°38°+7°
- MondayNov 16Partly Cloudy14%—54°35°+3°
Air quality now AQI 28 · Good
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:23 AM
- Moonset
- 5:27 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Pinetop-Lakeside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 47°F (high 58°F, low 36°F), 5°F above the 42°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: May 22 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
16-Day Forecast — Pinetop-Lakeside
- Tue57°37°0%
- Wed56°36°1%
- Thu62°38°0%
- Fri57°40°18%
- Sat44°38°42%
- Sun51°38°13%
- Mon54°35°14%
- Tue47°32°59%
- Wed44°29°34%
- Thu45°30°23%
- Fri35°17°26%
- Sat28°14°23%
- Sun36°14°16%
- Mon44°22°19%
- Tue52°28°15%
- Wed52°32°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 6) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar lists nothing to plant or harvest in November.
Sun & seasons in Pinetop-Lakeside
Pinetop-Lakeside sits in Navajo County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 26m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 52m — a swing of +4h 34m between the June and December solstices.
Phoenix, the state’s largest city, lies about 128 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Pinetop-Lakeside tracks is Mesa, roughly 113 miles to the WSW.
Air quality in Pinetop-Lakeside
Air quality in Pinetop-Lakeside’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 13).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| August | garlic (overwinter) | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Pinetop-Lakeside tops out in July (~67°F) and dips lowest in December (~32°F), with August wettest at 4.0 inches and June driest at 0.6 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 2.3″ | 7 |
| February | 35° | 2.2″ | 7 |
| March | 41° | 2.0″ | 7 |
| April | 47° | 0.9″ | 4 |
| May | 55° | 0.8″ | 4 |
| June | 64° | 0.6″ | 3 |
| July | 67° | 3.4″ | 15 |
| August | 66° | 4.0″ | 16 |
| September | 61° | 2.0″ | 9 |
| October | 51° | 1.7″ | 6 |
| November | 41° | 1.7″ | 5 |
| December | 32° | 2.5″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lake of the Woods, AZ, Pinetop Country Club, AZ, Wagon Wheel, AZ
Pinetop-Lakeside swings from 33°F in January to 67°F in July (35°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Pinetop-Lakeside runs about 24.1 inches on roughly 90 measurable days.
Pinetop-Lakeside's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: August peaks at 4.0 inches on 16.0 wet days, while June holds 0.6 inches over 3.3 — no season dominates Pinetop-Lakeside's rain calendar. That lines Pinetop-Lakeside up with places like Lake of the Woods, AZ, Pinetop Country Club, AZ and Wagon Wheel, AZ, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Once Pinetop-Lakeside passes May 22, freezes fade and Pinetop-Lakeside's beds take peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Pinetop-Lakeside's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Pinetop-Lakeside's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by October 6 in Pinetop-Lakeside, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Pinetop-Lakeside freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Lake of the Woods, AZ, Pinetop Country Club, AZ, Wagon Wheel, AZ, Hondah, AZ, McNary, AZ.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Pinetop-Lakeside's last spring frost lands near May 22, and in Pinetop-Lakeside the first fall frost follows around October 6.
- What is the rainy season in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Pinetop-Lakeside sees its heaviest rain in August (around 4.0 inches), part of roughly 24 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- On average July tops the year in Pinetop-Lakeside at about 67°F.
- What is the coldest month in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- The coldest stretch in Pinetop-Lakeside falls in December, around 32°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Around May 22, start frost-hardy crops in Pinetop-Lakeside; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Pinetop-Lakeside get?
- Pinetop-Lakeside records around 90 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Pinetop-Lakeside?
- With December around 32°F, Pinetop-Lakeside's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Pinetop-Lakeside's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Pinetop-Lakeside's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Pinetop-Lakeside in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Current conditions for Pinetop-Lakeside and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Pinetop-Lakeside forecast updated?
- The Pinetop-Lakeside forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Pinetop-Lakeside are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Pinetop-Lakeside?
- The next few days in Pinetop-Lakeside's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Pinetop-Lakeside sits at 34.1°N; its climate zone is hot desert (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Pinetop-Lakeside
- 85901
- 85929
- 85935