Low Mountain, Arizona Weather
Low Mountain, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Low Mountain, Navajo County.
Full aviation weather for Low Mountain is published on the Ganado Airport (K85V) page, 60 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 K85V describe the airfield itself. Weather 60 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Low Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Low Mountain.
About Low Mountain, Arizona
Low Mountain rises from the arid plains, a low, rounded prominence against a sky so vast it seems to absorb all earthly cares. It lies 100.5 miles east-north-east of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 59°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east-north-east of First Mesa. The landscape here is a study in muted ochres and sun-bleached greens, where hardy juniper and piñon pine cling to the rocky slopes, their needles catching the light in a thousand tiny glints. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the sparse vegetation, carrying the dry scent of sagebrush and distant dust. Here and there, the land breaks into shallow washes, their sandy beds tracing ephemeral paths that hint at the power of infrequent rains. The quality of light, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, paints the rocks in shades of rose and lavender, imbuing the stark beauty of Low Mountain with a profound, almost sacred stillness. The history of Low Mountain is inextricably linked to the enduring spirit of the Navajo people, whose ancestral lands embrace this place. For generations, this region has been a source of sustenance and spiritual grounding, its economy traditionally rooted in sheep herding and the careful cultivation of crops suited to the challenging climate. The resilient character of Low Mountain is evident in the small, weathered homesteads and trading posts that dot the landscape, each a testament to lives lived in harmony with the land’s demands. The quiet hum of everyday life here is one of measured progress and a deep respect for tradition, a rhythm dictated not by the clock but by the cycles of the sun and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Low Mountain 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 | Low Mountain, Navajo County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35.940282°N, 110.113456°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86520 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Low Mountain, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Low Mountain, 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 Low Mountain includes coordinates 35.940282°N, 110.113456°W, situated in Navajo County. ZIP code 86520. Telephone area code: 928. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
