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Arlington, Arizona

Community in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Arlington

Index 61, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 43 miles off.

61Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Ozone36Good30 ppb9.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)61Moderate9.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb9.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm9.3 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Arlington

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Arlington, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Arlington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BuckeyeAZMET-AZ26

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.0 mi away/988 ft/166 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank840of 1,869

BuckeyeBXK

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/1,021 ft/199 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,413of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Arlington 3.4 NWAZ-MR-433

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/896 ft/74 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Painted Rock DamPDMA3

At a dam/22.7 mi away/566 ft/256 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Buckeye, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Arlington, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 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 Buckeye, 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 BXKFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUCKEYESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBuckeye, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BXKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BXK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Buckeye: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 26 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXKFIG. B THE AIR AT BUCKEYETHE 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 8,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.1 FTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 37.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 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 POINTTITLEBuckeye, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BXKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BXK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Buckeye, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXKFIG. C THE WIND AT BUCKEYEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuckeye, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BXKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BXK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Buckeye, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

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

Near Arlington

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

Near Arlington

River and lake gauges