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Lake Montezuma, Arizona

Community in Yavapai County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Lake Montezuma

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Prescott (AZ), 34 miles off.

31Good
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lake Montezuma

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Lake Montezuma, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Lake Montezuma, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lake Montezuma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SedonaSEZ

At an airfield/14.3 mi away/4,829 ft/1,370 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank756of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Lake Montezuma 1.0 WAZ-YV-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/3,466 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Montezuma Castle NmMTZA3

At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/3,212 ft/247 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Sedona, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.3 mi from Lake Montezuma, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sedona, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEZFIG. A THE SKY OVER SEDONASECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESedona, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SEZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SEZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sedona: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEZFIG. B THE AIR AT SEDONATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.3 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESedona, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SEZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SEZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sedona, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEZFIG. C THE WIND AT SEDONAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESedona, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SEZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SEZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sedona, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Lake Montezuma

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Lake Montezuma

River and lake gauges