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Elgin, Arizona

Community in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Elgin

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Nogales (AZ), 29 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 91, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 11 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Elgin

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Elgin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ElginAZMET-AZ47

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.7 mi away/4,898 ft/94 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank872of 1,853

Elgin 5 S53132

At a climate reference station/6.0 mi away/4,811 ft/7 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank853of 1,853

measured daily2 instruments

Elgin 0.7 NWAZ-SC-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/4,770 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank138of 1,853

Az Elgin 5 SADRA3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/4,803 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pioneer Airfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Elgin, Arizona. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:56 AM 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 Pioneer Airfield, 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 ALKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PIONEER AIRFIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPioneer Airfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ALK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 24.0 F, 36 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pioneer Airfield: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.0, 36 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. B THE AIR AT PIONEER AIRFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.7 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 24.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 36 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 POINTTITLEPioneer Airfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ALK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 24 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pioneer Airfield, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 24 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. C THE WIND AT PIONEER AIRFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPioneer Airfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ALK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pioneer Airfield, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

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Near Elgin

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Near Elgin

River and lake gauges