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Aztec, Arizona

Community in Yuma County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Aztec

Index 142, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Yuma (AZ), 64 miles off.

142Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)75Moderate-
  • Ozone32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)142Unhealthy for sensitive groups-

The days ahead

Highest 51, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Aztec

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Aztec, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Aztec, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 24.7 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily1 instrument

Tacna 3 NETACA3

At a cooperative observer's station/27.4 mi away/325 ft/161 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank800of 1,853

Station report

The weather at Aqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 24.7 mi from Aztec, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:52 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 32.4 F, 21 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.4, 21 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OTMA3FIG. B THE AIR AT AQUA CALIENTE - OATMAN RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00010 F30 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 9,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.8 FTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 32.4 FSPREAD 42.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 21 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 POINTTITLEAqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP OTMA3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OTMA3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (63 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 42 mph.

Plan of the wind at Aqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS, north up: blowing from 63 degrees, the east northeast, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OTMA3FIG. C THE WIND AT AQUA CALIENTE - OATMAN RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 63°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP OTMA3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OTMA3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,660 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.17 inHg and the temperature at 53.1 F; it reports 75.0 F, 21.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Aqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,660 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OTMA3FIG. D WHERE AQUA CALIENTE - OATMAN RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREAQUA CALIENTE - OATMAN RAWS6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,660 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED75.0 FTITLEAqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP OTMA3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OTMA3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Aqua Caliente - Oatman RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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