Tucson 11 W53131
At a climate reference station/3.5 mi away/2,733 ft/450 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Mountain passes/Arizona/Gates Pass
Gates Pass, Arizona
Mountain pass in Pima County, Arizona, at 3,183 ftHigh 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.
72°
84°/50°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Gentle breeze 12 mph E
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Gates Pass 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. Gates Pass is 72° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 64° 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 81°, and the coolest Saturday, near 74°. Rain is possible Saturday (38%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 36 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 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
41Air quality
32%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
72feels72
12mph
Today
Oct 15
8450
17mph
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
7864
36mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7459
38%
28mph
Sun
Oct 18
7959
20%
18mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8161
26%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8162
21%
12mph
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7961
28%
14mph
UV 7
72°
84°50°
78°64°
74°59°
79°59°
81°61°
81°62°
79°61°
As of 10:00 PM in Gates Pass, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Gates Pass
Index 41, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 11 miles off.
41Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good8 mi
- Ozone41Good28 ppb8.6 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)19Good7.8 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb8.6 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb8.6 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm8.6 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 Gates Pass
None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.02in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Gates Pass, 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
Mountain pass
- Height
- 3,183 ft
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Latitude
- 32.2223° N
- Longitude
- 111.1009° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Gates Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.2 mi away/2,740 ft/443 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Citizen station CW2274CW2274
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/2,415 ft/768 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/7.0 mi away/2,418 ft/765 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Tucson 9.0 WAZ-PM-224
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/2,817 ft/366 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3
At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/2,740 ft/443 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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 Gates Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Tucson Estatescommunity, 3 mi
- Tucson Mountainscommunity, 4 mi
- Valencia Westcommunity, 7 mi
- Drexel Heightscommunity, 7 mi
- Flowing Wellscommunity, 7 mi
- Tucsoncity, 7 mi
- South Tucsoncity, 8 mi
- Casas Adobescommunity, 9 mi
- Picture Rockscommunity, 10 mi
- Maranatown, 11 mi
- Kleindalecommunity, 11 mi
- Rillitocommunity, 14 mi
Mountain passes near Gates Pass
- Robles Pass4 mi
- Contzen Pass7 mi
- Rattlesnake Pass11 mi
- Aguirre Pass18 mi
- Romero Pass20 mi
- Waterman Pass23 mi
- Pan Tak Pass32 mi
- Lopez Pass32 mi