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Gold Canyon, Arizona

Community in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Gold Canyon

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (AZ), 20 miles off.

26Good
  • Ozone26Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gold Canyon

None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at Gold Canyon, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gold Canyon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Gold Canyon 1.6 SWAZ-PN-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,780 ft/63 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Williams AFB/Chandl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Gold Canyon, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,385 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.45 inHg and the temperature at 54.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Williams AFB/Chandl stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,385 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.45 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWAFIG. D WHERE WILLIAMS AFB/CHANDL 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 ATMOSPHEREWILLIAMS AFB/CHANDL5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,385 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 HERE28.45 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.1 FTITLEWilliams AFB/Chandl, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IWA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 33.31 N, and the day is 11 h 12 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Williams AFB/Chandl, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 12 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWAFIG. E THE SUN AT WILLIAMS AFB/CHANDLELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 12 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.31 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWilliams AFB/Chandl, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWATYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IWA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

An airport station, 1,385 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of an airport station, Williams AFB/Chandl, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWAFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF AN AIRPORT STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 3:35 AM LOCAL TIMEBAROMETERS, IN THE SHELTER-HEATED RAIN GAUGE-VISIBILITY SENSOR, 7 FT-BEAMCEILOMETER, LOOKING UP-TEMPERATURE IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT-WIND, 33 FT-33 FT5 FTHEIGHTS TO SCALE; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOTTITLEWilliams AFB/Chandl, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWATYPEELEVATIONSCALEPARTLY TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IWA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-002, FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009

The full report of Williams AFB/Chandl, in 3 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 Gold Canyon

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

Near Gold Canyon

River and lake gauges