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Cottonwood, Arizona

Community in Apache County, Arizona

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cottonwood

None in the last 24 hours; 0.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cottonwood, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Cottonwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 16.7 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

HopiQHIA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.4 mi away/6,207 ft/142 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank170of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Chinle 3.2 EAZ-AP-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.7 mi away/5,597 ft/468 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Canyon De ChellyCHNA3

At a cooperative observer's station/20.2 mi away/5,545 ft/520 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hopi, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 25.4 mi from Cottonwood, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:13 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 39.5 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hopi: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.5, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QHIA3FIG. B THE AIR AT HOPITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.1 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 39.5 FSPREAD 10.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEHopi, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP QHIA3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-QHIA3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (31 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 27 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hopi, north up: blowing from 31 degrees, the north northeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QHIA3FIG. C THE WIND AT HOPIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 31°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHopi, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP QHIA3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-QHIA3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 6,207 ft above sea level, 20 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.79 inHg and the temperature at 36.9 F; it reports 50.0 F, 13.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Hopi stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,207 feet above sea level with 20 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QHIA3FIG. D WHERE HOPI 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 ATMOSPHEREHOPI20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,207 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 HERE23.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLEHopi, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP QHIA3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-QHIA3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Hopi, in 5 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 Cottonwood

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

Near Cottonwood

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