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Rio Verde, Arizona

Community in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Rio Verde

Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, McDowell (AZ), 1 mile off.

35Good
  • Ozone35Good38 ppb7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm24.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rio Verde

None in the last 24 hours; 0.47 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.47in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rio Verde, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rio Verde, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Scottsdale Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Rio Verde, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 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 Scottsdale Muni, 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 SDLFIG. A THE SKY OVER SCOTTSDALE MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEScottsdale Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SDLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 28 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Scottsdale Muni: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 28 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDLFIG. B THE AIR AT SCOTTSDALE MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 8,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.5 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 28 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 POINTTITLEScottsdale Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Scottsdale Muni, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 13 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 SDLFIG. C THE WIND AT SCOTTSDALE MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEScottsdale Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Scottsdale Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

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Near Rio Verde

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

Near Rio Verde

River and lake gauges