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Black Canyon City, Arizona

Community in Yavapai County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Black Canyon City

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, McDowell (AZ), 35 miles off.

31Good
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Black Canyon City

None in the last 24 hours; 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Black Canyon City, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Black Canyon City, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Black Canyon City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Black Canyon City 0.1 NEAZ-YV-217

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/2,029 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cordes near MayerCORA3

At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/3,782 ft/1,789 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Deer Valley/Phoenix, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.6 mi from Black Canyon City, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 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

74.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 33 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Deer Valley/Phoenix: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 33 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,100 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.4 FTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 31.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 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 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Deer Valley/Phoenix, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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

Elsewhere in Arizona

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

Near Black Canyon City

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

Near Black Canyon City

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