Second Mesa, Arizona Weather
Second Mesa, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Second Mesa, Navajo County.
Full aviation weather for Second Mesa is published on the Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport (KINW) page, 88 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 KINW describe the airfield itself. Weather 88 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Second Mesa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Second Mesa.
About Second Mesa, Arizona
Second Mesa rises from the high desert, a broad, ancient plateau where the earth's rust-red skin is etched with the patient work of wind and sun. It lies 76.5 miles east-north-east of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 57°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-south-west of First Mesa. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, resinous perfume of juniper. Across its wide expanse, mesas and buttes stand like sentinels, their layered sandstone catching the sky's shifting moods, from the fierce clarity of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of approaching twilight. Sparse, resilient vegetation clings to the slopes – hardy grasses, low-lying shrubs, and the occasional, stoic piñon pine, their forms sculpted by the prevailing winds into shapes that speak of enduring strength. The silence is profound, broken only by the sigh of the wind and the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead, a vast, open quiet that seems to absorb all hurried thought. The history of Second Mesa is deeply interwoven with the Navajo people, whose ancestral homeland this has been for generations, a place of enduring cultural significance and spiritual connection. The economy of Second Mesa has long been tied to the land, with traditional sheep herding and silversmithing remaining vital expressions of its heritage and livelihood, each finely wrought piece of jewelry a testament to generations of skill. The distinctive hogan structures, their iconic conical shapes dotting the landscape, serve as both homes and sacred spaces, embodying a way of life that honors tradition and community. Visitors often remark on the profound sense of peace that permeates Second Mesa, a feeling amplified by the vast, unpopulated vistas and the unhurried rhythm of daily life, a gentle counterpoint to the clamor of the outside world.
Live animated radar for Second Mesa 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.
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| Location | Second Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35.793339°N, 110.505134°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86043 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Second Mesa, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Second Mesa, 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 Second Mesa includes coordinates 35.793339°N, 110.505134°W, situated in Navajo County. ZIP code 86043. 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.
