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Anthem, Arizona

Community in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Anthem

Index 49, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 22 miles off.

49Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone39Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)49Good-

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Anthem

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Anthem, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Anthem, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Anthem, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Anthem 0.6 NEAZ-MR-570

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,898 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CarefreeCFEA3

At a cooperative observer's station/12.9 mi away/2,510 ft/664 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank15of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Deer Valley/Phoenix, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Anthem, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Deer Valley/Phoenix, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVTFIG. A THE SKY OVER DEER VALLEY/PHOENIXSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDeer Valley/Phoenix, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DVTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 28 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Deer Valley/Phoenix: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 28 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVTFIG. B THE AIR AT DEER VALLEY/PHOENIXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 8,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.4 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 28 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEDeer Valley/Phoenix, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Deer Valley/Phoenix, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVTFIG. C THE WIND AT DEER VALLEY/PHOENIXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDeer Valley/Phoenix, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Deer Valley/Phoenix, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Carefree (CFEA3), 12.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 14:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Anthem

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Anthem

River and lake gauges