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ARIZONA · NAVAJO COUNTY

Pinon

1,084 people, 6,340 ft above sea level in Navajo County.

6,340 ftElevation, city center
1,084People, 2024 estimate
6 sq miLand area
Showers 38°
Showers now Dew point 35° · W 10 mph · high 39°
City of Pinon River Interstate 2 miles
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The Pinon 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.

MILE1
TODAY

Today in Pinon

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM MST
RIGHT NOW Window Rock Airport (KRQE) · 11:53 AM
Showers
38° Showers Feels like 31° · high of 39° near 3 PM
WindW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity89%falling to 82% this afternoon
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0 nowlow
Dew point 35° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, around noonin about 1 hours · 46% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 60.18 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Navajo County
NWS Flagstaff and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:56 AM5:14 PM ↓
10 h 17 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
46% · 0.11 in Saturday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 38°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 57° / 21°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 28°
50% rain — W 13, gusts 26 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
47° 30°
0% rain — NNW 2 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51° 34°
0% rain — S 4 B
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
49° 33°
90% rain 0.09–0.5″ SW 16, gusts 31 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42° 29°
10% rain — SSW 3 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47° 31°
30% rain — SSW 10, gusts 25 B
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
38° 25°
60% rain up to 0.4″ W 13, gusts 26 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 Pinon about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the southern Rockies a day ago, about 670 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 9,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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.

MILE2
THE GROUND

What Pinon stands on

Pinon’s center stands about 6,340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 6,240 ft to 6,550 ft, a difference of 310 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Little Black Spot Mountain, about 7,000 ft, 6 miles west.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided (sand, silt, clay), from the Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2 million years old.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Pinon, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
6,000 ft6,500 ft7,000 ft7,500 ft PINON6,340 ftLow point6,130 ftHigh point of the line7,540 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 14×. 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

Sedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Mesaverde Group

Sandstone, shale, coal. Age: Late Cretaceous, 84 to 88 million years old. About 20 mi of the line.

Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided

Sand, silt, clay. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2 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.
MILE3
THE WATER

Where Pinon’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Pinon reaches the Gulf of California by way of Wepo Wash, Polacca Wash, Corn Creek Wash, the Little Colorado and the Colorado: about 940 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Pinon≈ 940 mi · the Gulf of California
FROM THE CENTER OF PINON ≈ 940 mi to the Gulf of California Wepo Wash → Polacca Wash → Corn Creek Wash → Little Colorado → Colorado

Lakes on the way: Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu.

290 miles of the trip are on the Colorado.

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 Pinon; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

MILE7
ON THE NETWORK

Around Pinon on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Flagstaff AZ · 101 MI 101 miles southwest Farmington NM · 122 MI 122 miles east Cedar City UT · 193 MI 193 miles northwest St. George UT · 198 MI 198 miles west
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ARIZONA · NAVAJO

Pinon

1,084 people, 6,340 ft above sea level in Navajo County.

6,340 ftElevation
1,084People
6 sq miLand
Showers 38°
ShowersDew point 35°
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Today in Pinon

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now showers day 37° 44%
3p showers day 39° 31%
6p mostly clear night 34° 6%
9p clear night 32° 0%
12a mostly clear night 30° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 30° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday around noon · 46%
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Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
28
39
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Sun0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
30
47
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Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
34
51
B
Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
33
49
B
Wed10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
29
42
C
Thu30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
31
47
B
Fri60%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
25
38
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Pinon stands on

Pinon’s center stands about 6,340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 6,240 ft to 6,550 ft, a difference of 310 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Little Black Spot Mountain, about 7,000 ft, 6 miles west.

Pinon, southwest to northeast Pinon6,340 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 26×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center6,340 ft
Within 3 miles6,240 to 6,550 ft
Lie of the landRolling (310 ft of relief)
High point nearbyLittle Black Spot Mountain, 7,000 ft, 6 mi west
Rock at the surfaceQuaternary surficial deposits, undivided
Its agePleistocene to Holocene, less than 2 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 940 mito the Gulf of CaliforniaWepo Wash → Polacca Wash → Corn Creek Wash → Little Colorado → Colorado

A raindrop that lands in Pinon reaches the Gulf of California by way of Wepo Wash, Polacca Wash, Corn Creek Wash, the Little Colorado and the Colorado: about 940 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu.

290 miles of the trip are on the Colorado.

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