Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona Weather
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Pinetop-Lakeside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:50 AM MST · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast later——76°55°—
- TuesdaySep 22Rain48%0.14″66°56°-10°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Drizzle59%—70°53°+4°
- ThursdaySep 24Showers63%0.09″75°53°+5°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle40%—74°51°-1°
- SaturdaySep 26Clear11%—77°55°+3°
- SundaySep 27Overcast38%—79°57°+2°
Air quality now AQI 27 · Good
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 3:39 PM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Pinetop-Lakeside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 66°F (high 76°F, low 55°F), 7°F above the 59°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 22 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
15-Day Forecast — Pinetop-Lakeside
- Mon76°55°3%
- Tue66°56°48%
- Wed70°53°59%
- Thu75°53°63%
- Fri74°51°40%
- Sat77°55°11%
- Sun79°57°38%
- Mon76°57°34%
- Tue81°57°21%
- Wed73°59°21%
- Thu76°62°13%
- Fri80°58°20%
- Sat79°57°20%
- Sun78°57°29%
- Mon73°58°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 6) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Pinetop-Lakeside
SPC includes Pinetop-Lakeside in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Pinetop-Lakeside
Pinetop-Lakeside sits in Navajo County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 26m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 52m — a swing of +4h 34m between the June and December solstices.
Phoenix, the state’s largest city, lies about 128 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Pinetop-Lakeside tracks is Mesa, roughly 113 miles to the WSW.
Air quality in Pinetop-Lakeside
Air quality in Pinetop-Lakeside’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 13).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| August | garlic (overwinter) | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Pinetop-Lakeside tops out in July (~67°F) and dips lowest in December (~32°F), with August wettest at 4.0 inches and June driest at 0.6 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 2.3″ | 7 |
| February | 35° | 2.2″ | 7 |
| March | 41° | 2.0″ | 7 |
| April | 47° | 0.9″ | 4 |
| May | 55° | 0.8″ | 4 |
| June | 64° | 0.6″ | 3 |
| July | 67° | 3.4″ | 15 |
| August | 66° | 4.0″ | 16 |
| September | 61° | 2.0″ | 9 |
| October | 51° | 1.7″ | 6 |
| November | 41° | 1.7″ | 5 |
| December | 32° | 2.5″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lake of the Woods, AZ, Pinetop Country Club, AZ, Wagon Wheel, AZ
Pinetop-Lakeside swings from 33°F in January to 67°F in July (35°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Pinetop-Lakeside runs about 24.1 inches on roughly 90 measurable days.
Pinetop-Lakeside's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: August peaks at 4.0 inches on 16.0 wet days, while June holds 0.6 inches over 3.3 — no season dominates Pinetop-Lakeside's rain calendar. That lines Pinetop-Lakeside up with places like Lake of the Woods, AZ, Pinetop Country Club, AZ and Wagon Wheel, AZ, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Once Pinetop-Lakeside passes May 22, freezes fade and Pinetop-Lakeside's beds take peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Pinetop-Lakeside's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Pinetop-Lakeside's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by October 6 in Pinetop-Lakeside, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Pinetop-Lakeside freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Lake of the Woods, AZ, Pinetop Country Club, AZ, Wagon Wheel, AZ, Hondah, AZ, McNary, AZ.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Pinetop-Lakeside's last spring frost lands near May 22, and in Pinetop-Lakeside the first fall frost follows around October 6.
- What is the rainy season in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Pinetop-Lakeside sees its heaviest rain in August (around 4.0 inches), part of roughly 24 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- On average July tops the year in Pinetop-Lakeside at about 67°F.
- What is the coldest month in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- The coldest stretch in Pinetop-Lakeside falls in December, around 32°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Around May 22, start frost-hardy crops in Pinetop-Lakeside; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Pinetop-Lakeside get?
- Pinetop-Lakeside records around 90 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Pinetop-Lakeside?
- With December around 32°F, Pinetop-Lakeside's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Pinetop-Lakeside's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Pinetop-Lakeside's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Pinetop-Lakeside in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Current conditions for Pinetop-Lakeside and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Pinetop-Lakeside forecast updated?
- The Pinetop-Lakeside forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Pinetop-Lakeside?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Pinetop-Lakeside are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Pinetop-Lakeside?
- The next few days in Pinetop-Lakeside's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Pinetop-Lakeside sits at 34.1°N; its climate zone is hot desert (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Pinetop-Lakeside
- 85901
- 85929
- 85935