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Florence, Arizona

Town in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Florence

Index 114, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, West Pinal (AZ), 21 miles off.

114Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate24.3 mi
  • Ozone36Good41 ppb22.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)114Unhealthy for sensitive groups15.1 mi

The days ahead

Highest 105, unhealthy for sensitive groups, today, led by coarse particles. An air quality alert is called for today. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Florence

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Florence, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Florence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Magma FRSFCDMC-42301

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/1,625 ft/143 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank732of 1,853

CoolidgeP08

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/1,553 ft/71 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 1,853

measured daily2 instruments

FlorenceFLRA3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,559 ft/77 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Coolidge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Florence, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:40 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-P08-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.2 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 18 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 10,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Coolidge: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 18 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 10,500 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00010 F30 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 10,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.1 FTEMPERATURE 75.2 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 46.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 18 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-P08-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Coolidge, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECoolidge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS P08TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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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