163  
FNUS75 KFGZ 030943  
FWSFGZ  
 
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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