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J-Six Ranchettes, Arizona

Community in Pima County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at J-Six Ranchettes

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 33 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone37Good34 ppb19.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Highest 56, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at J-Six Ranchettes

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at J-Six Ranchettes, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over J-Six Ranchettes, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest J-Six Ranchettes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Elgin 5 S53132

At a climate reference station/25.7 mi away/4,811 ft/664 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank1,199of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Benson 9.1 WAZ-CH-97

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/4,259 ft/112 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Pioneer Airfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.4 mi from J-Six Ranchettes, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 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 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 37 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pioneer Airfield: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 37 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.3 FTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 37 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pioneer Airfield, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 16 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPioneer Airfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

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