Temperature
74 F at 4 AM; 88 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 67 F at its coolest, 6 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 74F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 88F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 67F
- 6 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Medium airport in Maricopa County, Arizona* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Arizona including the Phoenix metro area. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 3 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Localized channels of blowing dust may briefly lower visibility under one mile and lots of lofted dust may create poor air quality across the area.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution.
74°
91°/70°
Clear·
Feels like 74°·Moderate breeze 18 mph NE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Luke Air Force Base until 3 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Luke Air Force Base is 74° and clear at 5 AM. The dew point is 40°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the northeast at 18 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 87° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 72° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 90°, and the coolest Thursday, near 80°. Rain is possible Wednesday (38%) and Thursday (35%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 23 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:11 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 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
42Air quality
29%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
74feels74
18mph
Today
Oct 16
9170
27mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8571
14%
23mph
Sun
Oct 18
8771
12%
16mph
Mon
Oct 19
8870
11%
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
9070
25%
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
8570
38%
16mph
UV 6
Thu
Oct 22
8066
35%
74°
91°70°
85°71°
87°71°
88°70°
90°70°
85°70°
80°66°
As of 5:00 AM in Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Luke Air Force Base
Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 18 miles off.
42Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good11.2 mi
- Ozone33Good33 ppb7.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)30Good7.7 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb14 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb16.7 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm14 mi
The days ahead
Highest 59, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 51YesterdayOct 15
- 59TodayOct 16
- 40SatOct 17
- 41SunOct 18
- 47MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Luke Air Force Base
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. 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 Luke Air Force Base, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LUF
- ICAO
- KLUF
- IATA
- LUF
- Field elevation
- 1,085 ft
- Serves
- Glendale
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LUF
- Wind now
- From 40° at 17 mph, read 16 Oct, 04:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L / 21R | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 43° / 223° | 17 mph head, on 03L | 1 mph from the left |
| 03R / 21L | 9,912 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 42° / 222° | 17 mph head, on 03R | 1 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Luke AFB/Phoenix (LUF), Luke Air Force Base's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 40 F, the air 29% saturated; the humidity ran from 15% at 2 PM Thursday to 34% at 6 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 40F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 29%
- Humidity, range
- 15 to 34%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
17 mph from the northeast at 4 AM; at its strongest 24 mph, 9 AM Thursday, with a gust of 29 mph at 9 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 17mph
- from the northeast
- Strongest
- 24mph
- 9 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 29mph
- 9 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.05 inHg at 4 AM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.04 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.05inHg
- 4 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.04inHg
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
Luke AFB/Phoenix: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Luke 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 now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,089 ft/4 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Buckeye Frs#1BCKA3
At a river or reservoir gauge/20.9 mi away/1,079 ft/6 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Litchfield ParkLTCA3
At a cooperative observer's station/2.9 mi away/1,033 ft/52 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Litchfield Park 1.1 EAZ-MR-35
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/1,039 ft/46 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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 Luke Air Force Base
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Litchfield Parkcity, 3 mi
- Citrus Parkcommunity, 4 mi
- Youngtowntown, 6 mi
- El Miragecity, 6 mi
- Goodyearcity, 6 mi
- Surprisecity, 7 mi
- Avondalecity, 7 mi
- Sun Citycommunity, 8 mi
- Sun City Westcommunity, 9 mi
- Tollesoncity, 9 mi
- Peoriacity, 11 mi
- Glendalecity, 11 mi
Airports near Luke Air Force Base
- Glendale Municipal AirportGEU, 5 mi
- Phoenix Goodyear AirportGYR, 8 mi
- Buckeye Municipal AirportBXK, 19 mi
- Phoenix Deer Valley AirportDVT, 20 mi
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPHX, 23 mi
- Scottsdale AirportSDL, 28 mi
- Chandler Municipal AirportCHD, 38 mi
- Falcon FieldFFZ, 38 mi