Temperature
57 F at 11 PM Friday; 73 F at its warmest, 1 PM Friday, and 57 F at its coolest, 11 PM Friday.
- Now
- 57F
- 11 PM Friday
- Highest
- 73F
- 1 PM Friday
- Lowest
- 57F
- 11 PM Friday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Safford Regional Airport, Arizona
Small airport in Graham 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.
58°
72°/55°
Clear·
Feels like 58°·Fresh breeze 20 mph E
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Safford Regional Airport until 5 AM today. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Safford Regional Airport is 58° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 26°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the east at 20 mph.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 83°, and the coolest Friday, near 73°. Thunderstorms is likely Wednesday (58%) and Thursday (73%). Rain is possible Monday (33%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:43 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 43% lit, and sets at 10:58 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 day is 11 hours 20 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
-UV
44Air quality
30%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
58feels58
20mph
Today
Oct 17
7255
19%
Sun
Oct 18
7656
24%
16mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8058
33%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8361
29%
Wed
Oct 21
8262
58%
Thu
Oct 22
7861
73%
UV 6
Fri
Oct 23
7355
16%
UV 7
58°
72°55°
76°56°
80°58°
83°61°
82°62°
78°61°
73°55°
As of 12:00 AM in Safford Regional Airport, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Safford Regional Airport
Index 44, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Hayden (AZ), 69 miles off.
44Good
- Coarse particles (PM10)44Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 91, moderate.
GoodModerateSensitive groups
- 91YesterdayOct 16
- 43TodayOct 17
- 16SunOct 18
- 18MonOct 19
- 20TueOct 20
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Safford Regional Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 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 Safford Regional Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 5 PM, lowest 7 miles Sun 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- SAD
- ICAO
- KSAD
- IATA
- SAD
- Field elevation
- 3,179 ft
- Serves
- Safford
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- SAD
- Wind now
- From 110° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 23:51
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 4,802 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 91° / 271° | 15 mph head, on 08 | 5 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 | 6,007 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | 15 mph head, on 12 | 7 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Safford Municipal (SAD), Safford Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 26 F, the air 30% saturated; the humidity ran from 21% at 4 PM Friday to 40% at 2 AM Friday.
- Dew point now
- 26F
- 11 PM Friday
- Humidity now
- 30%
- Humidity, range
- 21 to 40%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
18 mph from the east southeast at 12 AM; at its strongest 28 mph, 9 AM Friday, with a gust of 41 mph at 9 AM Friday.
- Now
- 18mph
- from the east southeast
- Strongest
- 28mph
- 9 AM Friday
- Highest gust
- 41mph
- 9 AM Friday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.46 inHg at 11 PM Friday, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.21 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.46inHg
- 11 PM Friday
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.21inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 8 miles at 10 AM Friday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 8mi
- 10 AM Friday
- 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 3,100 ft at 10 AM Friday; a base was reported in 7 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 3,100ft
- 10 AM Friday
- Hours with a base reported
- 7
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
Safford Municipal: 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 Safford Regional 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 now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/3,176 ft/3 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Noon Creek RAWSQNOA3
A remote fire weather station/15.7 mi away/4,875 ft/1,696 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
I-10 @ BowieAZT15
Beside a road/38.2 mi away/3,774 ft/595 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Safford Agricultural CenterSAFA3
On a farm or research station/3.8 mi away/2,954 ft/225 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Safford 1.6 WNWAZ-GH-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/2,912 ft/267 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Arizona
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Safford Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Solomoncommunity, 3 mi
- San Josecommunity, 4 mi
- Saffordcity, 5 mi
- Thatchertown, 7 mi
- Cactus Flatscommunity, 8 mi
- Centralcommunity, 9 mi
- Swift Trail Junctioncommunity, 10 mi
- Pimatown, 12 mi
- Brycecommunity, 12 mi
- Morencicommunity, 22 mi
- Cliftontown, 23 mi
- Fort Thomascommunity, 23 mi
Airports near Safford Regional Airport
- Cochise County AirportP33, 45 mi
- San Manuel AirportE77, 61 mi
- Davis Monthan Air Force BaseDMA, 87 mi
- Springerville Municipal AirportJTC, 90 mi
- Tucson International AirportTUS, 92 mi
- Bisbee Douglas International AirportDUG, 96 mi
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air FieldFHU, 97 mi
- Marana Regional AirportAVQ, 97 mi