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Maricopa, Arizona

City in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Maricopa

Index 65, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Gila River Indian Community (AZ), 16 miles off.

65Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-12.1 mi
  • Ozone30Good37 ppb17.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)65Moderate1.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide15Good16 ppb24.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm18.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Maricopa

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Maricopa, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 5 AM, lowest 7 miles Sun 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Maricopa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MaricopaAZMET-AZ06

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.4 mi away/1,188 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank835of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Maricopa 1.1 ENEAZ-PN-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,175 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Casa GrandeCASA3

At a cooperative observer's station/21.7 mi away/1,399 ft/223 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank775of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Maricopa - Ak-chin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from Maricopa, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,600 ft, overcast at 3,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Maricopa - Ak-chin, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT A39FIG. A THE SKY OVER MARICOPA - AK-CHINSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEMaricopa - Ak-chin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS A39TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-A39-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

80.6 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 21 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Maricopa - Ak-chin: temperature 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 21 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT A39FIG. B THE AIR AT MARICOPA - AK-CHINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 80.6 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 43.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 21 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 POINTTITLEMaricopa - Ak-chin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS A39TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-A39-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 33 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Maricopa - Ak-chin, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 33 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT A39FIG. C THE WIND AT MARICOPA - AK-CHINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 33 MPH8GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMaricopa - Ak-chin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS A39TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-A39-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Maricopa - Ak-chin, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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