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Ryan Field, Arizona

Small airport in Pima County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Ryan Field

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 17 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good14.1 mi
  • Ozone37Good41 ppb15.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good12.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb15.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb15.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm15.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest 56, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ryan Field

None in the last 24 hours; 0.08 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ryan Field, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Airfield

Code
RYN
ICAO
KRYN
IATA
-
Field elevation
2,417 ft
Serves
Tucson
Kind
Small airport
Scheduled service
No
Its own instrument
RYN
Wind now
-

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
06L / 24R unlit4,900 ft75 ftAsphalt69° / 249°--
06R / 24L5,500 ft75 ftAsphalt69° / 249°--
15 / 33 unlit4,010 ft75 ftAsphalt171° / 351°--
06L24R06R24L15332,000 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Tucson/Ryan Fld (RYN), Ryan Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

68 F at 7 PM; 81 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 46 F at its coolest, 5 AM.

Now
68F
7 PM
Highest
81F
2 PM
Lowest
46F
5 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Tucson/Ryan Fld, temperature from 46.4 to 80.6, the latest 68.0; dew point from 37.4 to 48.2, the latest 48.2, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF20406080100Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 48 F, the air 49% saturated; the humidity ran from 26% at 2 PM to 76% at 6 AM.

Dew point now
48F
7 PM
Humidity now
49%
Humidity, range
26 to 76%
Relative humidity at Tucson/Ryan Fld, relative humidity from 26 to 76, the latest 49, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%20406080Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

5 mph from the west northwest at 7 PM; at its strongest 15 mph, 1 PM, and no gust reported.

Now
5mph
from the west northwest
Strongest
15mph
1 PM
Highest gust
-
none reported
Wind at Tucson/Ryan Fld, wind from 0 to 15, the latest 5, in miles an hour.WINDmph051015Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Wind direction at Tucson/Ryan Fld, wind direction from 70 to 320, the latest 300, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

29.96 inHg at 7 PM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.96inHg
7 PM
3 hours
+0.04inHg
rising
24 hours
-0.08inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Tucson/Ryan Fld, pressure, altimeter from 29.92 to 30.05, the latest 29.96, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.9029.9530.0030.05Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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
Visibility at Tucson/Ryan Fld, visibility from 10.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

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

Tucson/Ryan Fld: 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 Ryan Field, 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

Tucson/Ryan FldRYN

At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,418 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Tucson 11 W53131

At a climate reference station/6.1 mi away/2,733 ft/316 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.7 mi away/2,740 ft/323 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Tucson 14.6 WSWAZ-PM-422

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/2,477 ft/60 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/2,740 ft/323 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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