Fort Apache, Arizona Weather
Fort Apache, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Apache, Navajo County.
Full aviation weather for Fort Apache is published on the Show Low Regional Airport (KSOW) page, 53 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KSOW describe the airfield itself. Weather 53 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Apache specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Apache.
About Fort Apache, Arizona
Fort Apache rises from the high desert plateau, a place where the earth is a palette of ochre and rust under a sky that can stretch from an almost impossibly pale blue to the bruised purples of twilight. It lies 64.9 miles north-north-west of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 347°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south-south-west of Whiteriver. The landscape here is a study in patient erosion, where mesas stand like ancient sentinels and arroyos scar the land with their dry, winding paths, hinting at the ephemeral power of monsoon rains. Sparse piñon and juniper cling to the slopes, their gnarled branches reaching like supplicating hands toward the sun, while the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, often tinged with the faint perfume of sun-baked sage. The silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, a deep hum of the land breathing, punctuated by the distant cry of a hawk or the rustle of unseen creatures in the chaparral. The very ground of Fort Apache whispers tales of a long and complex past, from its origins as a U.S. Army outpost established to manage relations with the Navajo people, to its transformation into a vital center for Apache culture and education. The economic lifeblood of Fort Apache has shifted through generations, once tied to the military presence, then to logging and ranching, and now finding its focus in tribal enterprises and the ongoing preservation of its heritage. The Hon-Dah Casino Resort stands as a modern anchor, drawing visitors and providing employment, a stark contrast to the quiet dignity of the Apache Culture Center and Museum, which serves as a repository for the stories and artifacts that define this place. The rhythm of life in Fort Apache is dictated by the sun's arc across the vast sky, a steady, enduring pulse that has beat through centuries of change.
Live animated radar for Fort Apache and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Fort Apache, Navajo County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.790607°N, 109.98871°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85926 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Apache, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Apache, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fort Apache includes coordinates 33.790607°N, 109.988710°W, situated in Navajo County. ZIP code 85926. Telephone area code: 928. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
