Storm Station
Fort Defiance, Arizona
63°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 4 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
31%Humidity
58%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Defiance, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Window Rock (Was P34)RQE

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/6,739 ft/45 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 402

Piney HillQPHA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/8,104 ft/1,320 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank56of 402

SR-264 @ Summit CampgroundAZT14

Beside a road/9.0 mi away/7,731 ft/947 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank217of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Sawmill 6.6 EAZ-AP-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.0 mi away/7,097 ft/313 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SandersSANA3

At a cooperative observer's station/38.5 mi away/5,879 ft/905 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Window Rock (Was P34), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Fort Defiance. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Window Rock (Was P34), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQEFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINDOW ROCK (WAS P34)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWindow Rock (Was P34), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RQETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Window Rock (Was P34): temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQEFIG. B THE AIR AT WINDOW ROCK (WAS P34)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.2 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWindow Rock (Was P34), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Window Rock (Was P34), north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQEFIG. C THE WIND AT WINDOW ROCK (WAS P34)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWindow Rock (Was P34), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Window Rock (Was P34), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Fort Defiance

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.