Citizen station FW7132FW7132
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/1,794 ft/818 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Mountain passes/Arizona/Parker Pass
Parker Pass, Arizona
Mountain pass in Pinal County, Arizona, at 2,612 ft* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Globe/Miami, Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/Salt River, San Carlos, and Superior. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Localized channels of blowing dust may briefly lower visibility under one mile.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution.
70°
83°/64°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 70°·Moderate breeze 14 mph ESE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Parker Pass until 11 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 9 degrees cooler: a high of 74° after 83° today.
Now. Parker Pass is 70° and mostly clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the east-southeast at 14 mph, gusting to 33 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 59° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 74): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 80°, and the coolest Thursday, near 72°. Rain is likely Wednesday (56%) and Thursday (52%). Rain is possible tomorrow (41%) and Sunday (31%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 10:07 PM. 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 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
74Air quality
21%Humidity
14%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
70feels70
14mph
Today
Oct 16
8364
22mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7459
41%
19mph
Sun
Oct 18
7659
31%
12mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
7961
17%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8062
29%
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7763
56%
Thu
Oct 22
7260
52%
UV 6
70°
83°64°
74°59°
76°59°
79°61°
80°62°
77°63°
72°60°
As of 9:00 PM in Parker Pass, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Parker Pass
Index 74, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (AZ), 20 miles off.
74Moderate
- Ozone32Good41 ppb7.6 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)74Moderate5.6 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 39, good.
GoodModerate
- 39YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Parker Pass
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 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 Parker Pass, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sun 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Mountain pass
- Height
- 2,612 ft
- County
- Pinal County
- State
- Arizona
- Latitude
- 33.4584° N
- Longitude
- 111.4168° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Parker Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Saguaro LakeFCDMC-63501
At a river or reservoir gauge/10.6 mi away/1,540 ft/1,072 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/17.3 mi away/1,385 ft/1,227 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/2,064 ft/548 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Apache Junction 3.0 ESEAZ-PN-35
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/1,719 ft/893 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 Parker Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Gold Canyoncommunity, 7 mi
- Apache Junctioncity, 9 mi
- Queen Valleycommunity, 13 mi
- Queen Creektown, 19 mi
- Mesacity, 20 mi
- San Tan Valleycommunity, 20 mi
- Fountain Hillstown, 21 mi
- Gilberttown, 21 mi
- Superiortown, 22 mi
- Rooseveltcommunity, 22 mi
- Rio Verdecommunity, 24 mi
- Top-of-the-Worldcommunity, 25 mi
Mountain passes near Parker Pass
- Bull Pass2 mi
- Upper Black Top Mesa Pass2 mi
- Terrapin Pass3 mi
- Tortilla Pass11 mi
- Usery Pass12 mi
- Windy Pass14 mi
- Gonzales Pass17 mi
- McDowell Pass19 mi