Temperature
48 F at 8 PM; 54 F at its warmest, 12 PM, and 30 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
- Now
- 48F
- 8 PM
- Highest
- 54F
- 12 PM
- Lowest
- 30F
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Arizona
Medium airport in Coconino County, Arizona* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph, with gusts from 45 to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Yavapai and Coconino counties, but especially downwind of higher terrain features or near the southwestern side of higher terrain features. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles, such as RVs, campers, and tractor trailers. Use extra caution. Secure loose outdoor objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
47°
61°/25°
Clear·
Feels like 40°·Fresh breeze 20 mph ENE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Grand Canyon National Park Airport until 6 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Grand Canyon National Park Airport is 47° and clear at 9 PM. With the wind it feels like 40°. The dew point is 37°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the east-northeast at 20 mph, gusting to 37 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 39° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 61°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 56°. Rain is likely Tuesday (54%) and Wednesday (61%). Rain is possible Monday (36%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 35°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 19 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
38Air quality
76%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
47feels40
20mph
Today
Oct 15
6125
21mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
6135
21mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
5735
16%
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
5936
22%
Mon
Oct 19
6136
36%
Tue
Oct 20
5937
54%
Wed
Oct 21
5635
61%
47°
61°25°
61°35°
57°35°
59°36°
61°36°
59°37°
56°35°
As of 9:00 PM in Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Grand Canyon National Park Airport
Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Grand Canyon National Park (AZ), 7 miles off.
38Good
- Ozone38Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 14
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Smoke near the ground peaks at index 119, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Fri 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Grand Canyon National Park Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Grand Canyon National Park Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- GCN
- ICAO
- KGCN
- IATA
- GCN
- Field elevation
- 6,609 ft
- Serves
- Grand Canyon - Tusayan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- GCN
- Wind now
- From 60° at 23 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 8,999 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 41° / 221° | 22 mph head, on 03 | 7 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Grand Canyon Park (GCN), Grand Canyon National Park Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 35 F, the air 61% saturated; the humidity ran from 50% at 12 PM to 96% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 35F
- 8 PM
- Humidity now
- 61%
- Humidity, range
- 50 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
22 mph from the east northeast at 8 PM; at its strongest 29 mph, 10 AM, with a gust of 47 mph at 6 PM.
- Now
- 22mph
- from the east northeast
- Strongest
- 29mph
- 10 AM
- Highest gust
- 47mph
- 6 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.41 inHg at 8 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.16 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.41inHg
- 8 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.16inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 3,600 ft at 1 PM; a base was reported in 6 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 3,600ft
- 1 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 6
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Grand Canyon Park: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Grand Canyon National Park Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.6 mi away/6,608 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Tusayan 1.5 NEQTUA3
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.0 mi away/6,716 ft/107 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Williams 35 NNW53155
At a climate reference station/17.3 mi away/5,990 ft/619 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Grand Canyon Village 0.5 SSEAZ-CN-103
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/6,942 ft/333 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Grand Canyon Visitors CenterGCVA3
At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/7,107 ft/498 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Grand Canyon Visitors Center (GCVA3), 7.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Arizona
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Grand Canyon National Park Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Tusayantown, 2 mi
- Grand Canyon Villagecommunity, 7 mi
- Grand Canyonfeature, 10 mi
- Vallecommunity, 22 mi
- Supaicommunity, 36 mi
- Cameroncommunity, 40 mi
- Red Lakecommunity, 41 mi
- Williamscity, 49 mi
- San Francisco Peaksfeature, 49 mi
- Parkscommunity, 49 mi
- Arizona Snowbowlski area, 50 mi
- Kaibab Estates Westcommunity, 51 mi
Airports near Grand Canyon National Park Airport
- H.A. Clark Memorial FieldCMR, 45 mi
- Flagstaff Pulliam AirportFLG, 62 mi
- Page Municipal AirportPGA, 78 mi
- Sedona AirportSEZ, 79 mi
- Colorado City Municipal AirportAZC, 85 mi
- Cottonwood AirportP52, 85 mi
- Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love FieldPRC, 91 mi
- Winslow Lindbergh Regional AirportINW, 103 mi