Navajo National Monument, Arizona

Alert. A Tornado Watch is in force for Navajo National Monument until 6 PM today. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 4 PM, the chance peaking at 67% around 6 PM.

Now. Navajo National Monument is 50° and mostly cloudy at 4 PM. With the wind it feels like 46°. The dew point is 54°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east at 8 mph.

Where now comes from. The forecast for this hour, checked against Az Kayenta 16 WSW (247 rank 478 in Arizona), under a mile away, read at 3:35 PM.

Today and tonight. It warms until about 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 50° by 11 PM, under cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 60°, and the coolest Saturday, near 50°. Rain or snow is likely tomorrow (98%) and Saturday (55%).

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:38 PM. The Moon is a waxing gibbous, 80% lit, and sets at 2:56 AM after midnight. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 bright Moon hides all but the brightest of them. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 4 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.