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Shaded-relief map of East Fork, Arizona: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
ARIZONA · NAVAJO COUNTY

East Fork

672 people, 5,250 ft above sea level in Navajo County.

5,250 ftElevation, city center
672People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 50°
Sunny now Dew point 32° · W 24 mph · high 45°
City of East Fork River Interstate 2 miles
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The East 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 East Fork

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM MST
RIGHT NOW Springerville Municipal Airport (KJTC) · 12:35 PM
Sunny
50° Sunny Feels like 43° · high of 45° near 3 PM
WindW 24 mphgusts 36
Humidity50%falling to 86% this afternoon
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 32° · Dry42° by Saturday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, around noonin about 1 hours · 60% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 20.2 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Navajo County
NWS Flagstaff and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:50 AM5:17 PM ↓
10 h 26 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
3
GOODAir quality index · coarse particles
Tomorrow: 10, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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CHANCE OF RAIN
60% · 0.07 in Saturday afternoon 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 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 29°
60% rain — W 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
54° 32°
0% rain — E 2 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 37°
0% rain — E 3 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
53° 34°
90% rain 0.2–1.1″ SSW 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51° 31°
10% rain — SW 1 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 33°
20% rain — S 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
47° 27°
40% rain up to 0.5″ WSW 3 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 East Fork about 5,000 feet above the ground was over northern Mexico three days ago, and over the Rockies a day ago, about 390 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 northern Mexico; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. 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 East Fork stands on

East Fork’s center stands about 5,250 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 5,040 ft to 7,110 ft, a difference of 2,070 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is McKays Peak, about 9,140 ft, 14 miles north-northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale, limestone), from the Middle Pennsylvanian to Permian, 280 to 310 million years old.

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

East Fork, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
5,000 ft6,000 ft7,000 ft8,000 ft EAST FORK5,250 ftLow point4,640 ftSeven Mile5,170 ftLittle Brushy Mountain7,540 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 6×. 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

Permian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks

Sandstone, shale, limestone. Age: Middle Pennsylvanian to Permian, 280 to 310 million years old. About 15 mi of the line.

Oligocene to Paleocene[?] sedimentary rocks

Conglomerate, sandstone. Age: Early Paleocene to Early Oligocene, 30 to 65 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Middle Miocene to Oligocene volcanic rocks

Basalt, andesite, dacite. Age: Middle Eocene to Late Miocene, 11 to 38 million years old. About 4 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 East Fork’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in East Fork reaches the Gulf of California by way of the East Fork White, the White River, the Salt River, the Gila and the Colorado: about 540 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
East Fork≈ 540 mi · the Gulf of California
FROM THE CENTER OF EAST FORK ≈ 540 mi to the Gulf of California East Fork White → White River → Salt River → Gila → Colorado

200 miles of the trip are on the Gila.

Often dry. About 40% 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 East Fork; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around East Fork on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Mesa AZ · 107 MI 107 miles west Gilbert AZ · 111 MI 111 miles west Phoenix AZ · 126 MI 126 miles west Tucson AZ · 127 MI 127 miles southwest
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ARIZONA · NAVAJO

East Fork

672 people, 5,250 ft above sea level in Navajo County.

5,250 ftElevation
672People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 50°
SunnyDew point 32°
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Today in East Fork

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 43° 40%
3p rain 45° 44%
6p mostly cloudy night 40° 4%
9p mostly cloudy night 38° 1%
12a partly cloudy night 35° 0%
3a mostly clear night 32° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday around noon · 60%
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Sat60%
Showers likely Showers likely
29
45
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Sun0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
32
54
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Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
56
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Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
34
53
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Wed10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
51
C
Thu20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
54
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
27
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C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What East Fork stands on

East Fork’s center stands about 5,250 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 5,040 ft to 7,110 ft, a difference of 2,070 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is McKays Peak, about 9,140 ft, 14 miles north-northeast.

East Fork, west to east East Fork5,250 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 11×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center5,250 ft
Within 3 miles5,040 to 7,110 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (2,070 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMcKays Peak, 9,140 ft, 14 mi north-northeast
Rock at the surfacePermian to Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks
Its ageMiddle Pennsylvanian to Permian, 280 to 310 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 540 mito the Gulf of CaliforniaEast Fork White → White River → Salt River → Gila → Colorado

A raindrop that lands in East Fork reaches the Gulf of California by way of the East Fork White, the White River, the Salt River, the Gila and the Colorado: about 540 river miles.

200 miles of the trip are on the Gila.

Often dry. About 40% 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.