Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona Weather
The monsoon exhales. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pinetop-Lakeside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast12%—93°67°—
- MondayAug 3Light Drizzle16%0.03″91°67°-2°
- TuesdayAug 4Heavy Showers55%0.60″92°60°+1°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Showers62%0.02″91°59°-1°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast62%—92°60°+1°
- FridayAug 7Overcast40%—90°59°-2°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle37%—93°62°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 26.2 µg/m³ (AQI 24) with a 0.24 fine-to-coarse ratio under 12 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.24
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:03 PM
- Moonset
- 9:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon exhales
Pinetop-Lakeside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Pinetop-Lakeside
- Sun93°67°12%
- Mon91°67°16%
- Tue92°60°55%
- Wed91°59°62%
- Thu92°60°62%
- Fri90°59°40%
- Sat93°62°37%
- Sun89°60°53%
- Mon84°60°71%
- Tue83°58°73%
- Wed78°58°71%
- Thu79°58°44%
- Fri80°58°50%
- Sat82°60°50%
- Sun83°62°48%
- Mon85°62°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
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. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
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’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 13). See the full air-quality history for Pinetop-Lakeside.
ZIP codes in Pinetop-Lakeside
- 85935
- 85929
- 85901