Parks, Arizona Weather
Parks, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parks, Coconino County.
Full aviation weather for Parks is published on the H.A. Clark Memorial Field (KCMR) page, 23 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. 3 airfields within reach of Parks have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Parks: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (KFLG) 29 km · Sedona Airport (KSEZ) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCMR describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parks specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parks.
About Parks, Arizona
Parks unfolds across a high desert plateau, a land sculpted by wind and time. It lies 17.3 miles west-north-west of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 285°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-north-west of Bellemont. The earth here is a palette of ochre and rust, punctuated by hardy junipers and the occasional proud, wind-bent ponderosa pine. Vast, open skies dominate, a canvas for an ever-changing celestial drama, where clouds drift like lazy sheep and the sun bleeds gold across the horizon at dusk. The air, thin and crisp, carries the scent of dry earth and distant pine needles, a clean, bracing perfume that speaks of elevation and the raw, untamed beauty of the high country. The land itself seems to breathe, a quiet, patient presence underfoot. This place, Parks, is a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled this rugged terrain, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent cultivation of the land. Once a vital stop along historic routes, its economy has long been tied to the ebb and flow of travelers and the bounty of the surrounding forests. Today, the whisper of chainsaws is a less frequent sound, replaced by the quiet hum of a community deeply connected to the natural world. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a straightforwardness born of living under immense skies and relying on the strength of one’s own hands. It’s a place where the stars seem closer and the silence holds a profound, almost palpable weight.
Live animated radar for Parks 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 | Parks, Coconino County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35.260566°N, 111.948774°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86018, 86046 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parks, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parks, 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 Parks includes coordinates 35.260566°N, 111.948774°W, situated in Coconino County. ZIP code 86018, 86046. 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.
