Temperature
78 F at 7 PM; 85 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 51 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 78F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 85F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 51F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
Medium airport in Pima County, ArizonaHigh Wind Warning, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, east to southeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts 55 to 75 mph expected. For the Wind Advisory, east to southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...From central Pima County eastward excluding northern Graham and Greenlee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 5 AM MST Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, from 5 AM to 2 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages will be possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around and damage unsecured objects. Strong and gusty winds over desert areas could result in blowing dust, briefly lowering visibility below a mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...For the High Wind Warning the strongest winds are expected on the leeward (west and northwest) sides of the mountains. Terrain gaps and east-west oriented valleys will also be susceptible to strong winds.
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
75°
87°/51°
Clear·
Feels like 75°·Gentle breeze 12 mph E
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Davis Monthan Air Force Base until 5 AM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Davis Monthan Air Force Base is 75° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 65° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 85°, and the coolest Saturday, near 77°. Rain is possible Saturday (39%) and Wednesday (30%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 36 mph.
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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
41Air quality
25%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
75feels75
12mph
Today
Oct 15
8751
19mph
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
8165
36mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7760
39%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
8260
24%
18mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8563
28%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8464
23%
14mph
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
8264
30%
15mph
UV 6
75°
87°51°
81°65°
77°60°
82°60°
85°63°
84°64°
82°64°
As of 9:00 PM in Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Index 41, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 6 miles off.
41Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good7.5 mi
- Ozone41Good40 ppb2.4 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)19Good5.6 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb2.4 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.5 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm10.5 mi
The days ahead
Highest 56, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 14
- 40TodayOct 15
- 56FriOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
- 29SunOct 18
- 35MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
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 Davis Monthan Air Force Base, 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
- DMA
- ICAO
- KDMA
- IATA
- DMA
- Field elevation
- 2,704 ft
- Serves
- Tucson
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- DMA
- Wind now
- From 60° at 10 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 / 30 | 13,643 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 137° / 317° | 2 mph head, on 12 | 10 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA), Davis Monthan Air Force Base's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 37 F, the air 23% saturated; the humidity ran from 18% at 2 PM to 63% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 37F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 23%
- Humidity, range
- 18 to 63%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
13 mph from the northeast at 7 PM; at its strongest 13 mph, 3 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 13mph
- from the northeast
- Strongest
- 13mph
- 3 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.98 inHg at 7 PM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.09 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.98inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.09inHg
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
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
Davis-Monthan AFB: 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 Davis Monthan Air Force Base, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,703 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Saguaro RAWSQSGA3
A remote fire weather station/11.1 mi away/2,831 ft/127 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Tucson 11 W53131
At a climate reference station/16.8 mi away/2,733 ft/29 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Tucson 1.2 EAZ-PM-20
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/2,614 ft/90 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
In a park or preserve/8.6 mi away/3,080 ft/376 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Arizona
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Davis Monthan Air Force Base
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- South Tucsoncity, 5 mi
- Tucsoncity, 7 mi
- Kleindalecommunity, 7 mi
- Summitcommunity, 8 mi
- Drexel Heightscommunity, 9 mi
- Catalina Foothillscommunity, 9 mi
- Tanque Verdecommunity, 11 mi
- Flowing Wellscommunity, 11 mi
- Rincon Valleycommunity, 12 mi
- Tucson Mountainscommunity, 13 mi
- Tucson Estatescommunity, 13 mi
- Vailcommunity, 13 mi
Airports near Davis Monthan Air Force Base
- Tucson International AirportTUS, 5 mi
- Ryan FieldRYN, 17 mi
- Marana Regional AirportAVQ, 26 mi
- Pinal AirparkMZJ, 35 mi
- San Manuel AirportE77, 35 mi
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air FieldFHU, 51 mi
- Nogales International AirportOLS, 52 mi
- Cochise County AirportP33, 58 mi