Temperature
63 F at 3 AM; 77 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 42 F at its coolest, 4 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 63F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 77F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 42F
- 4 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Cochise County Airport, Arizona
Small 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, 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.
62°
70°/55°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 13 mph E
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Cochise County Airport 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. Cochise County Airport is 62° and mostly cloudy at 3 AM. The dew point is 37°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east at 13 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 68° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 51° 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 8, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups (index 135): children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions should cut back on long or hard exertion outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 79°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 67°. Rain is possible Sunday (36%), Monday (48%), Tuesday (34%), Wednesday (44%) and Thursday (43%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 22 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:46 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:05 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 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
135Air quality
39%Humidity
74%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
62feels62
13mph
Today
Oct 16
7055
30mph
UV 8
Sat
Oct 17
6750
28%
22mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7250
36%
14mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7754
48%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
7956
34%
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7758
44%
UV 6
Thu
Oct 22
7456
43%
UV 7
62°
70°55°
67°50°
72°50°
77°54°
79°56°
77°58°
74°56°
As of 3:00 AM in Cochise County Airport, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Cochise County Airport
Index 135, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 60 miles off.
135Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Fine particles (PM2.5)82Moderate-
- Ozone39Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)135Unhealthy for sensitive groups-
The days ahead
Highest 56, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.
GoodModerate
- 45YesterdayOct 15
- 56TodayOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
- 29SunOct 18
- 35MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Cochise County Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Cochise County Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- P33
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- CWX
- Field elevation
- 4,187 ft
- Serves
- Willcox
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- P33
- Wind now
- From 80° at 9 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:34
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 / 21 | 6,095 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 45° / 225° | 7 mph head, on 3 | 5 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Wilcox (P33), Cochise County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 37 F, the air 39% saturated; the humidity ran from 26% at 4 PM Thursday to 89% at 4 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 37F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 39%
- Humidity, range
- 26 to 89%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
9 mph from the east at 3 AM; at its strongest 18 mph, 10 AM Thursday, with a gust of 24 mph at 9 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 9mph
- from the east
- Strongest
- 18mph
- 10 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 24mph
- 9 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.29 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.19 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.29inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.19inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 1 AM; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 1 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 200 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 4 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 200ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 4
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
Wilcox: 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 Cochise County Airport, 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 now4 instruments
WilcoxP33
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/4,186 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Muleshoe Ranch RAWSQMRA3
A remote fire weather station/24.4 mi away/4,603 ft/416 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
I-10 @ BowieAZT15
Beside a road/24.5 mi away/3,774 ft/413 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Walnut Gulch #1S2026
At a soil climate station/36.5 mi away/4,500 ft/313 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
WillcoxWILA3
At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/4,170 ft/17 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Willcox 0.3 NWAZ-CH-67
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/4,175 ft/12 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 Cochise County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Willcoxcity, 3 mi
- Dragooncommunity, 17 mi
- Sunsitescommunity, 21 mi
- Bowiecommunity, 24 mi
- Sunizonacommunity, 29 mi
- St. Davidcommunity, 31 mi
- Bensoncity, 31 mi
- Swift Trail Junctioncommunity, 35 mi
- Mescalcommunity, 37 mi
- Cactus Flatscommunity, 38 mi
- Tombstonecity, 38 mi
- J-Six Ranchettescommunity, 39 mi
Airports near Cochise County Airport
- Safford Regional AirportSAD, 45 mi
- San Manuel AirportE77, 52 mi
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air FieldFHU, 53 mi
- Bisbee Douglas International AirportDUG, 57 mi
- Davis Monthan Air Force BaseDMA, 58 mi
- Tucson International AirportTUS, 62 mi
- Ryan FieldRYN, 75 mi
- Marana Regional AirportAVQ, 78 mi