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Central, Arizona

Community in Graham County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Central

Index 117, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Hayden (AZ), 60 miles off.

117Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Coarse particles (PM10)117Unhealthy for sensitive groups-

The days ahead

Highest 81, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Central

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Central, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Central, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SaffordAZMET-AZ04

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.5 mi away/2,963 ft/91 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank837of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Safford 1.6 WNWAZ-GH-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/2,912 ft/40 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Safford Agricultural CenterSAFA3

On a farm or research station/7.3 mi away/2,954 ft/82 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Safford Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Central, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,100 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Safford Municipal, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SADFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAFFORD MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESafford Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Safford Municipal: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SADFIG. B THE AIR AT SAFFORD MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 8,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 37.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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 POINTTITLESafford Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Safford Municipal, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SADFIG. C THE WIND AT SAFFORD MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESafford Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Safford Municipal, 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 Central

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

Near Central

River and lake gauges