Desert Mountain SchoolFCDMC-18701
At a school/2.5 mi away/1,810 ft/91 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
New River, Arizona
Community in Maricopa County, Arizona* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Arizona including the Phoenix metro area. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 3 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Localized channels of blowing dust may briefly lower visibility under one mile and lots of lofted dust may create poor air quality across the area.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution.
72°
86°/67°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Moderate breeze 14 mph NE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for New River until 3 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. New River is 72° and clear at 1 AM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the northeast at 14 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 68° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 84°, and the coolest Thursday, near 74°. Rain is likely Wednesday (50%). Rain is possible Tuesday (37%) and Thursday (47%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:53 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:09 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 20 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
32Air quality
30%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
72feels72
14mph
Today
Oct 16
8667
22mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8167
22%
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
8267
19%
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
8466
16%
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
8467
37%
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
8067
50%
12mph
UV 6
Thu
Oct 22
7463
47%
72°
86°67°
81°67°
82°67°
84°66°
84°67°
80°67°
74°63°
As of 1:00 AM in New River, Arizona.
Air quality
The air at New River
Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 21 miles off.
32Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good20.4 mi
- Ozone32Good34 ppb4.1 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)31Good16.7 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.7 ppb23.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb23.9 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm23.9 mi
The days ahead
Highest 59, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 51YesterdayOct 15
- 59TodayOct 16
- 40SatOct 17
- 41SunOct 18
- 47MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at New River
None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.04in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at New River, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
On the radar over New River, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest New River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank1,227of 1,869
Citizen station FW3344FW3344
In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/1,601 ft/300 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/10.9 mi away/1,476 ft/425 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Anthem 2.8 EAZ-MR-661
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/1,936 ft/35 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
CarefreeCFEA3
At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/2,510 ft/609 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Deer Valley/Phoenix, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from New River, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
73.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 34 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,800 ft up.
The wind
From the northeast (50 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Carefree (CFEA3), 10.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 14:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Arizona
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near New River
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Anthemcommunity, 3 mi
- Cave Creektown, 7 mi
- Carefreetown, 9 mi
- Black Canyon Citycommunity, 16 mi
- Peoriacity, 17 mi
- Sun Citycommunity, 20 mi
- Sun City Westcommunity, 20 mi
- Glendalecity, 20 mi
- Scottsdalecity, 21 mi
- Paradise Valleytown, 21 mi
- El Miragecity, 22 mi
- Youngtowntown, 22 mi