Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Window Rock, Window Rock Airport (KRQE)

Lat: 35.65°NLon: 109.06667°WElev: 6742.0ft.

Clear

72°F

22°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed ESE 6 MPH
Barometer 30.47 in (1031.83 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 04 Oct 12:05 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A slight chance of thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light south wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Defiance AZ
 35.76°N 109.06°W (Elev. 6932 ft)
11:01 am MDT Oct 4, 2026
12pm MDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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