Shonto, Arizona Weather
Shonto, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shonto, Navajo County.
Full aviation weather for Shonto is published on the Page Municipal Airport (KPGA) page, 81 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 KPGA describe the airfield itself. Weather 81 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shonto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shonto.
About Shonto, Arizona
Shonto rests in a broad, sun-bleached basin where the earth is a study in ochre and rust, a canvas painted with the subtle hues of an ancient desert. It lies 111.8 miles north-north-east of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 30°T), and is situated 23.4 miles west-south-west of Kayenta. Red rock mesas, sculpted by millennia of wind and rain, rise like silent sentinels against a sky that often bleeds into an impossibly vibrant blue. Sparse junipers, their branches gnarled and wind-bent, cling to the dry soil, their needles catching the light in a thousand tiny glints. The air itself feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dust, sagebrush, and the faint, sweet perfume of distant, unseen blossoms. Even the shadows here seem to possess a kind of weight, deepening into indigo pools as the sun begins its slow descent. This is a place where the past whispers on the wind, a landscape deeply interwoven with the history and enduring spirit of the Navajo people. Shonto has long been a vital hub, a crossroads for those who have traversed these lands for generations, its economy rooted in the traditional practices of livestock herding and the exquisite artistry of silversmithing and weaving. The Shonto Preparatory School stands as a modern testament to the community's commitment to its future, nurturing young minds within this timeless setting. The land itself, a mosaic of mesas, canyons, and rolling terrain, continues to dictate the rhythm of life, a constant, quiet reminder of the profound connection between the people and their ancestral home.
Live animated radar for Shonto 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 | Shonto, Navajo County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 36.594442°N, 110.642363°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86054 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shonto, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shonto, 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 Shonto includes coordinates 36.594442°N, 110.642363°W, situated in Navajo County. ZIP code 86054. 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.
