Temperature
61 F at 5 PM; 69 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 57 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 61F
- 5 PM
- Highest
- 69F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 57F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field, Arizona
Medium airport in Cochise 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, until 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.
61°
70°/57°
Clear·
Feels like 61°·Moderate breeze 18 mph ESE
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field until 5 AM tomorrow. 2 more alerts are in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field is 61° and clear at 6 PM. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the east-southeast at 18 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 50° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 65): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 77°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 70°. Rain is likely Monday (55%). Rain is possible tomorrow (46%), Sunday (30%) and Wednesday (33%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 28 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:08 PM. 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
65Air quality
33%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
61feels61
18mph
Today
Oct 16
7057
34mph
UV 8
Sat
Oct 17
7050
46%
28mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7552
30%
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7758
55%
13mph
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
7759
22%
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7760
33%
Thu
Oct 22
7459
26%
13mph
UV 7
61°
70°57°
70°50°
75°52°
77°58°
77°59°
77°60°
74°59°
As of 6:00 PM in Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field
Index 65, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Nogales (AZ), 37 miles off.
65Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
- Coarse particles (PM10)65Moderate-
The days ahead
Highest 98, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.
GoodModerateSensitive groups
- 31YesterdayOct 15
- 98TodayOct 16
- 34SatOct 17
- 32SunOct 18
- 39MonOct 19
- 39TueOct 20
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 11 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FHU
- ICAO
- KFHU
- IATA
- FHU
- Field elevation
- 4,719 ft
- Serves
- Fort Huachuca / Sierra Vista
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- FHU
- Wind now
- From 100° at 13 mph, read 16 Oct, 17:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 4,285 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 36° / 216° | 6 mph head, on 03 | 12 mph from the right |
| 08 / 26 | 12,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 13 mph head, on 08 | 2 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 | 5,366 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 126° / 306° | 12 mph head, on 12 | 6 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Fort Huachuca/Libby (FHU), Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 32 F, the air 33% saturated; the humidity ran from 27% at 2 PM to 43% at 2 AM.
- Dew point now
- 32F
- 5 PM
- Humidity now
- 33%
- Humidity, range
- 27 to 43%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
13 mph from the east at 5 PM; at its strongest 26 mph, 8 AM, with a gust of 38 mph at 8 AM.
- Now
- 13mph
- from the east
- Strongest
- 26mph
- 8 AM
- Highest gust
- 38mph
- 8 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.36 inHg at 5 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.23 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.36inHg
- 5 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- +0.23inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 6 miles at 6 AM; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 6mi
- 6 AM
- 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 1,900 ft at 3 AM; a base was reported in 2 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,900ft
- 3 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 2
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
Fort Huachuca/Libby: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/4,718 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Elgin 5 S53132
At a climate reference station/8.9 mi away/4,811 ft/92 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Az Elgin 5 SADRA3
At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/4,803 ft/84 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Walnut Gulch #1S2026
At a soil climate station/20.2 mi away/4,500 ft/219 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Sierra Vista 2.5 WAZ-CH-105
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/4,837 ft/118 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Sierra VistaSEVA3
At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/4,606 ft/113 ft below 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Huachuca Citytown, 3 mi
- Sierra Vistacity, 5 mi
- Whetstonecommunity, 8 mi
- Sierra Vista Southeastcommunity, 11 mi
- Elgincommunity, 13 mi
- Sonoitacommunity, 18 mi
- Miracle Valleycommunity, 18 mi
- Tombstonecity, 19 mi
- Palominascommunity, 19 mi
- St. Davidcommunity, 23 mi
- Patagoniatown, 24 mi
- Bensoncity, 26 mi
Airports near Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field
- Nogales International AirportOLS, 32 mi
- Bisbee Douglas International AirportDUG, 45 mi
- Tucson International AirportTUS, 50 mi
- Davis Monthan Air Force BaseDMA, 51 mi
- Cochise County AirportP33, 53 mi
- Ryan FieldRYN, 62 mi
- San Manuel AirportE77, 75 mi
- Marana Regional AirportAVQ, 76 mi