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Cactus Forest, Arizona

Community in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Cactus Forest

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, West Pinal (AZ), 23 miles off.

33Good
  • Ozone33Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Highest 84, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 46, 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 Cactus Forest

None in the last 24 hours; 0.63 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
0.63in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cactus Forest, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cactus Forest, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CoolidgeP08

At an airfield/6.5 mi away/1,553 ft/271 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,869

Magma FRSFCDMC-42301

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.4 mi away/1,625 ft/199 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank285of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

FlorenceFLRA3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/1,559 ft/265 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Coolidge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.5 mi from Cactus Forest, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:20 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 Coolidge, 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 P08FIG. A THE SKY OVER COOLIDGESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECoolidge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS P08TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-P08-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 33 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Coolidge: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 33 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT P08FIG. B THE AIR AT COOLIDGETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 30.6 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 POINTTITLECoolidge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS P08TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-P08-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Coolidge, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 8 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 P08FIG. C THE WIND AT COOLIDGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECoolidge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS P08TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-P08-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Coolidge, 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 Cactus Forest

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

Near Cactus Forest

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