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Sacaton, Arizona

Community in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Sacaton

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Gila River Indian Community (AZ), 1 mile off.

38Good
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)29Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sacaton

None in the last 24 hours; 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sacaton, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

ThuFriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sacaton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Casa Granda (AWOS)CGZ

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/1,463 ft/161 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Casa GrandeCASA3

At a cooperative observer's station/13.0 mi away/1,399 ft/97 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank775of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW9692, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.1 mi from Sacaton, Arizona. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW9692, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9692FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW9692PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW9692, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9692TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9692-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,420 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.42 inHg and the temperature at 53.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.92 inHg means its barometer reads 28.42 inHg; it reports 73.0 F, 19.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW9692 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,420 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.92 and the station pressure it means, 28.42.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9692FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW9692 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW96925 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,420 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 HERE28.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.92 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.42 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED73.0 FTITLECitizen station EW9692, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9692TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9692-2DRAWN 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 33.20 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 Citizen station EW9692, 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 EW9692FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW9692ELEVATION 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 33.20 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW9692, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9692TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9692-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW9692, in 4 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 Sacaton

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