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Gila Bend, Arizona

Town in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Gila Bend

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 56 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)31Good-

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Gila Bend

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Gila Bend, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gila Bend, 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 now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Gila BendGLBA3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/722 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Gila Bend 1.0 NWAZ-MR-662

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/725 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gila Bend Af Aux, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.2 mi from Gila Bend, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 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 Gila Bend Af Aux, 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 GXFFIG. A THE SKY OVER GILA BEND AF AUXSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGila Bend Af Aux, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GXFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GXF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

72.3 F with a dew point of 45.3 F, 38 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gila Bend Af Aux: temperature 72.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.3, 38 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GXFFIG. B THE AIR AT GILA BEND AF AUXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.5 FTEMPERATURE 72.3 FDEW POINT 45.3 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 38 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 POINTTITLEGila Bend Af Aux, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GXFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GXF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Gila Bend Af Aux, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GXFFIG. C THE WIND AT GILA BEND AF AUXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGila Bend Af Aux, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GXFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GXF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gila Bend Af Aux, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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