Vernon, Arizona Weather
Vernon, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vernon, Apache County.
Full aviation weather for Vernon is published on the Show Low Regional Airport (KSOW) page, 29 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. 4 airfields within reach of Vernon 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 Vernon: Springerville Municipal Airport (KJTC) 38 km · St Johns Industrial Air Park (KSJN) 41 km · Taylor Airport (KTYL) 44 km
Conditions reported at KSOW describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vernon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vernon.
About Vernon, Arizona
Vernon rests on a high plateau, a place where the sky seems to lean in a little closer, its vastness a constant presence. It lies 81.4 miles east of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 79°T), and is situated 19.2 miles east of Show Low. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and rust and faded sage, broken by the sharp, dark green of juniper and the occasional pale ghost of a cottonwood along the infrequent washes. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with dust and the subtle resin of pine. Across the rolling terrain, cattle graze with a patient, almost stoic demeanor, their shadows stretching long and thin against the baked earth. The silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence of its own, punctuated by the distant caw of a raven or the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation. Vernon's story is one of hardy resilience, an economy built on the back of ranching and a connection to the land that runs generations deep. It's a place where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life, where the coming of rain is a cause for quiet celebration, and where the legacy of the pioneers who first settled this challenging landscape is still palpable. While not a hub of industry, Vernon has long been a vital waypoint for those traversing the broader Apache County, its small store and post office serving as essential anchors for the scattered homesteads. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a genuine character forged in the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their lives under this immense Arizona sky.
Live animated radar for Vernon 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 | Vernon, Apache County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.257543°N, 109.692878°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85940 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vernon, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vernon, 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 Vernon includes coordinates 34.257543°N, 109.692878°W, situated in Apache County. ZIP code 85940. 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.
