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Spot Forecast for Orchard...AZ-PNF
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
243 AM MST Thu Jul 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on July 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Moisture will remain over the area today, with
around a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this
morning, increasing to 70 percent this afternoon and early
evening. Winds outside of storm activity are expected to be
generally light today, though after storms develop winds are likely
to be variable in direction for the remainder of the day. Some
strong and gusty winds will accompany storms, reaching 30-40 mph.
Much drier air will arrive late tonight and remain for Friday and
Saturday, with some increased southwest winds on Friday afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....88 to 92.
Min humidity........30 to 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Max Vent Rate.......Good.
Clearing Index......613.
Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots shifting to the
                    southwest late in the morning, then shifting to the
                    northeast late in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming clear. Chance of
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the evening.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Min temperature.....65 to 70.
Max humidity........50 to 55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......3.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 5 knots shifting to the southeast
                    after 3 am.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....93 to 97.
Min humidity........14 to 18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 5 mph, shifting to the
                    southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts around 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1127.
Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 knots shifting to the southwest
                    in the afternoon.

A weather forecast table for your SPOT location is linked.
The information provided by this site is for planning purposes only
and is not intended to substitute information provided by an official
National Weather Service SPOT forecast.
https://www.weather.gov/dlh/fwd?lat=34.7269&lon=-112.0775&clat=34.7269&clon=-112.0775

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Forecaster...JOHNDROW
Requested by...Brelan Fox IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517175.0/FGZ
.DELDT 07/03/25
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.EMAIL azpdc@firenet.gov