Temperature
76 F at 8 PM; 83 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 50 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 76F
- 8 PM
- Highest
- 83F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 50F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Tucson International Airport, Arizona
Large airport in Pima 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.
74°
86°/53°
Clear·
Feels like 74°·Gentle breeze 10 mph E
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Tucson International Airport until 5 AM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Tucson International Airport is 74° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east at 10 mph, gusting to 32 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 67° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 84°, and the coolest Saturday, near 76°. Rain is possible Saturday (38%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 35 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
39Air quality
29%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
74feels74
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8653
17mph
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
8067
35mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7662
38%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
8162
24%
17mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8464
27%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8365
22%
14mph
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
8165
27%
15mph
UV 7
74°
86°53°
80°67°
76°62°
81°62°
84°64°
83°65°
81°65°
As of 10:00 PM in Tucson International Airport, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Tucson International Airport
Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 10 miles off.
39Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good9.1 mi
- Ozone39Good40 ppb6.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)31Good5.9 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb6.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.4 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm12.4 mi
The days ahead
Highest 56, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 14
- 40TodayOct 15
- 56FriOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
- 29SunOct 18
- 35MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 44 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Tucson International Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.01in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Tucson International Airport, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- TUS
- ICAO
- KTUS
- IATA
- TUS
- Field elevation
- 2,643 ft
- Serves
- Tucson
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- TUS
- Wind now
- From 110° at 6 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 | 7,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 45° / 225° | 3 mph head, on 04 | 5 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 | 10,996 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | 5 mph head, on 12 | 3 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Tucson INTL Airport (TUS), Tucson International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 40 F, the air 27% saturated; the humidity ran from 23% at 5 PM to 66% at 4 AM.
- Dew point now
- 40F
- 8 PM
- Humidity now
- 27%
- Humidity, range
- 23 to 66%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Set aside: the gust read 28 mph in 9 reports in a row from 11 AM Wednesday, the mark of a sensor that has stuck, so none of that day's wind is counted.
- Now
- -
- Strongest
- -
- Highest gust
- -
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.01 inHg at 8 PM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.07 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.01inHg
- 8 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.07inHg
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
Tucson INTL Airport: 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 Tucson International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/2,556 ft/87 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Tucson 11 W53131
At a climate reference station/15.2 mi away/2,733 ft/90 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Saguaro RAWSQSGA3
A remote fire weather station/15.7 mi away/2,831 ft/188 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Tucson 5.4 SSWAZ-PM-381
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/2,553 ft/90 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Vail 7NVALA3
At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/2,980 ft/337 ft above 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 Tucson International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Summitcommunity, 3 mi
- South Tucsoncity, 6 mi
- Drexel Heightscommunity, 6 mi
- Tucsoncity, 8 mi
- Kleindalecommunity, 11 mi
- Valencia Westcommunity, 11 mi
- Sahuaritatown, 11 mi
- Tucson Estatescommunity, 11 mi
- Flowing Wellscommunity, 13 mi
- Tucson Mountainscommunity, 13 mi
- Catalina Foothillscommunity, 14 mi
- Rincon Valleycommunity, 14 mi
Airports near Tucson International Airport
- Davis Monthan Air Force BaseDMA, 5 mi
- Ryan FieldRYN, 14 mi
- Marana Regional AirportAVQ, 26 mi
- Pinal AirparkMZJ, 36 mi
- San Manuel AirportE77, 40 mi
- Nogales International AirportOLS, 48 mi
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air FieldFHU, 50 mi
- Cochise County AirportP33, 62 mi