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ARIZONA · YAVAPAI COUNTY

Ash Fork

361 people, 5,140 ft above sea level in Yavapai County.

5,140 ftElevation, city center
361People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 46°
Sunny now Dew point 39° · W 18 mph · high 48°
City of Ash Fork River Interstate 2 miles
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The Ash Fork plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Ash Fork

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM MST
RIGHT NOW Williams/Clark Memorial Airport (KCMR) · 11:55 AM
Sunny
46° Sunny Feels like 39° · high of 48° near 3 PM
WindW 18 mphgusts 25
Humidity76%falling to 56% this afternoon
Pressure30.00 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 39° · Dry29° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday, about 6 AMin about 66 hours · 63% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0.5–1.3 inmost likely 0.8; 1 in 10 over 1.8
LAST RAINNov. 70.57 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Yavapai County
NWS Flagstaff and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:03 AM5:25 PM ↓
10 h 21 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
42
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 43, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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CHANCE OF RAIN
63% · 0.12 in Tuesday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 42°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48° 27°
10% rain — WSW 14, gusts 25 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 30°
0% rain — SE 2 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 36°
0% rain — S 11 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
47° 28°
90% rain 0.5–1.3″ SSW 17, gusts 31 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47° 26°
0% rain — SSW 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
48° 27°
70% rain up to 0.5″ S 17, gusts 33 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
40° 22°
50% rain up to 0.4″ WSW 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Ash Fork about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the desert Southwest three days ago, about 320 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the desert Southwest; at 10,000 feet, from the California coast. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Ash Fork stands on

Ash Fork’s center stands about 5,140 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 5,030 ft to 5,430 ft, a difference of 400 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bixler Mountain, about 8,380 ft, 14 miles east.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Pliocene to late Miocene basaltic rocks, from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene, 4 to 8 million years old.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Ash Fork, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
5,000 ft5,500 ft6,000 ft6,500 ft ASH FORK5,140 ftLow point5,010 ftPartridge Creekabout 5,020 ftHigh point of the line6,680 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 12×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Pliocene to late Miocene basaltic rocks

Basalt. Age: Late Miocene to Early Pliocene, 4 to 8 million years old. About 17 mi of the line.

Early Pleistocene to latest Pliocene surficial deposits

Gravel, sand. Age: Late Pliocene to Pleistocene, 0.8 to 3 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Permian sedimentary rocks

Sandstone, limestone. Age: Permian, 270 to 280 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Ash Fork’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Ash Fork reaches the Gulf of California by way of Partridge Creek, Big Chino Wash, the Verde, the Salt River, the Gila and the Colorado: about 610 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Ash Fork≈ 610 mi · the Gulf of California
FROM THE CENTER OF ASH FORK ≈ 610 mi to the Gulf of California Partridge Creek → Big Chino Wash → Verde → Salt River → Gila → Colorado

200 miles of the trip are on the Gila.

Often dry. About 50% of the way is mapped as streams that run only after rain or snowmelt; the water makes the whole trip in floods.

Seldom reaches the sea. Dams and canals now take nearly all of the Colorado before its old delta in Mexico.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Ash Fork; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Ash Fork on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Phoenix AZ · 116 MI 116 miles south Mesa AZ · 133 MI 133 miles south Henderson NV · 153 MI 153 miles west Las Vegas NV · 171 MI 171 miles northwest
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ARIZONA · YAVAPAI

Ash Fork

361 people, 5,140 ft above sea level in Yavapai County.

5,140 ftElevation
361People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 46°
SunnyDew point 39°
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Today in Ash Fork

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 44° 7%
3p partly cloudy day 48° 2%
6p mostly clear night 42° 0%
9p mostly clear night 35° 0%
12a mostly clear night 33° 0%
3a mostly clear night 31° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday about 6 AM · 63%
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Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Tue90%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
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Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Fri50%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Ash Fork stands on

Ash Fork’s center stands about 5,140 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 5,030 ft to 5,430 ft, a difference of 400 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bixler Mountain, about 8,380 ft, 14 miles east.

Ash Fork, west to east Ash Fork5,140 ftPartridge Creekabout 5,020 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 22×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center5,140 ft
Within 3 miles5,030 to 5,430 ft
Lie of the landHilly (400 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBixler Mountain, 8,380 ft, 14 mi east
Rock at the surfacePliocene to late Miocene basaltic rocks
Its ageLate Miocene to Early Pliocene, 4 to 8 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 610 mito the Gulf of CaliforniaPartridge Creek → Big Chino Wash → Verde → Salt River → Gila → Colorado

A raindrop that lands in Ash Fork reaches the Gulf of California by way of Partridge Creek, Big Chino Wash, the Verde, the Salt River, the Gila and the Colorado: about 610 river miles.

200 miles of the trip are on the Gila.

Often dry. About 50% of the way is mapped as streams that run only after rain or snowmelt; the water makes the whole trip in floods.

Seldom reaches the sea. Dams and canals now take nearly all of the Colorado before its old delta in Mexico.