Citizen station EW8310EW8310
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/2,822 ft/3,250 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Mountain passes/Arizona/Romero Pass
Romero Pass, Arizona
Mountain pass in Pima County, Arizona, at 6,072 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.
59°
70°/44°
Clear·
Feels like 59°·Fresh breeze 21 mph E
Alert. A High Wind Warning is in force for Romero 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. Tomorrow is 9 degrees cooler: a high of 61° after 70° today.
Now. Romero Pass is 59° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the east at 21 mph, gusting to 36 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 52° by 7 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 67°, and the coolest Saturday, near 59°. Rain is likely Saturday (53%). Rain is possible Sunday (30%), Monday (32%), Tuesday (31%) and Wednesday (41%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 31 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
31%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
59feels59
21mph
Today
Oct 15
7044
21mph
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
6152
31mph
UV 8
Sat
Oct 17
5946
53%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
6448
30%
17mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
6753
32%
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
6654
31%
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
6554
41%
UV 7
59°
70°44°
61°52°
59°46°
64°48°
67°53°
66°54°
65°54°
As of 10:00 PM in Romero Pass, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at Romero Pass
Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 11 miles off.
39Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good11.5 mi
- Ozone39Good28 ppb11.5 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)31Good13.1 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb11.5 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb11.5 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm11.5 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 Romero Pass
None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 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
- 0.02in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Romero 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
- 6,072 ft
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Latitude
- 32.3990° N
- Longitude
- 110.8312° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Romero Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Saguaro RAWSQSGA3
A remote fire weather station/5.8 mi away/2,831 ft/3,241 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/16.4 mi away/2,703 ft/3,369 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Tucson 11 W53131
At a climate reference station/22.5 mi away/2,733 ft/3,339 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Oro Valley 12.0 ENEAZ-PM-324
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/7,781 ft/1,709 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Catalina State ParkCATA3
In a park or preserve/5.9 mi away/2,707 ft/3,365 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 Romero Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Summerhavencommunity, 5 mi
- Catalina Foothillscommunity, 7 mi
- Willow Canyoncommunity, 8 mi
- Catalinacommunity, 8 mi
- Oro Valleytown, 9 mi
- Tanque Verdecommunity, 9 mi
- Saddlebrookecommunity, 10 mi
- Kleindalecommunity, 10 mi
- Casas Adobescommunity, 12 mi
- Flowing Wellscommunity, 13 mi
- Campo Bonitocommunity, 14 mi
- Tucsoncity, 15 mi
Mountain passes near Romero Pass
- Contzen Pass18 mi
- Rattlesnake Pass18 mi
- Gates Pass20 mi
- Robles Pass20 mi
- Lopez Pass38 mi
- Aguirre Pass38 mi
- Gunsight Pass38 mi
- Waterman Pass38 mi