In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/2,117 ft/68 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Mountain passes/Arizona/Rattlesnake Pass
Rattlesnake Pass, Arizona
Mountain pass in Pima County, Arizona, at 2,185 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.
67°
85°/50°
Clear·
Feels like 67°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Rattlesnake 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. Rattlesnake Pass is 67° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 50°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 67°, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 83°, and the coolest Saturday, near 75°. Rain is possible Saturday (34%) and Wednesday (30%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 34 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south. 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
43Air quality
61%Humidity
3%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
67feels67
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8550
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
8166
34mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7562
34%
24mph
Sun
Oct 18
8061
16%
12mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8263
23%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8364
20%
12mph
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7963
30%
13mph
UV 6
67°
85°50°
81°66°
75°62°
80°61°
82°63°
83°64°
79°63°
As of 11:00 PM in Rattlesnake Pass, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Rattlesnake Pass
Index 43, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Rillito (AZ), 2 miles off.
43Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)-0.7 mi
- Ozone-19 ppb0.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)43Good7.2 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb10.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.9 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm10.9 mi
The days ahead
Highest 96, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 16, good.
GoodModerateSensitive groups
- 16YesterdayOct 14
- 24TodayOct 15
- 96FriOct 16
- 44SatOct 17
- 28SunOct 18
- 33MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Rattlesnake Pass
None in the last 24 hours; 0.13 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
- 0.13in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Rattlesnake Pass, the next 43 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
- 2,185 ft
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Latitude
- 32.3762° N
- Longitude
- 111.1429° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Rattlesnake Pass, 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 now4 instruments
At an airfield/5.0 mi away/2,020 ft/165 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3
At a river or reservoir gauge/9.6 mi away/2,740 ft/555 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Tucson 11 W53131
At a climate reference station/10.1 mi away/2,733 ft/548 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Tucson 16.7 NWAZ-PM-386
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/2,113 ft/72 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Tucson 17 NWSNMA3
At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/2,561 ft/376 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 Rattlesnake Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Maranatown, 1 mi
- Rillitocommunity, 3 mi
- Picture Rockscommunity, 6 mi
- Casas Adobescommunity, 7 mi
- Nelsoncommunity, 8 mi
- Tucson Mountainscommunity, 9 mi
- Flowing Wellscommunity, 10 mi
- Oro Valleytown, 10 mi
- Avra Valleycommunity, 11 mi
- Tucson Estatescommunity, 14 mi
- Tucsoncity, 14 mi
- Kleindalecommunity, 15 mi
Mountain passes near Rattlesnake Pass
- Contzen Pass4 mi
- Gates Pass11 mi
- Robles Pass15 mi
- Romero Pass18 mi
- Waterman Pass20 mi
- Aguirre Pass22 mi
- Pan Tak Pass37 mi
- Sil Nakya Pass41 mi