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Drexel Heights, Arizona

Community in Pima County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Drexel Heights

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 11 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good-
  • Ozone37Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-

The days ahead

Highest 56, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Drexel Heights

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 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
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Drexel Heights, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Drexel Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Tucson 8.9 SWAZ-PM-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/2,572 ft/30 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.5 mi away/2,740 ft/198 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tucson INTL Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.9 mi from Drexel Heights, 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 Tucson INTL Airport, 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 TUSFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUCSON INTL AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETucson INTL Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TUSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TUS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 22 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tucson INTL Airport: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 22 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TUSFIG. B THE AIR AT TUCSON INTL AIRPORTTHE 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 9,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.5 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 42.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 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 POINTTITLETucson INTL Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TUSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TUS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tucson INTL Airport, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TUSFIG. C THE WIND AT TUCSON INTL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETucson INTL Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TUSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TUS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tucson INTL Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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