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Safford, Arizona

City in Graham County, Arizona

Precipitation

What has fallen at Safford

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Safford, 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 now4 instruments

SaffordAZMET-AZ04

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/2,963 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank837of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Safford 1.6 WNWAZ-GH-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/2,912 ft/38 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Safford Agricultural CenterSAFA3

On a farm or research station/2.2 mi away/2,954 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Safford Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from Safford, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:51 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 Safford Municipal, 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 SADFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAFFORD MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESafford Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 38 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Safford Municipal: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 38 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SADFIG. B THE AIR AT SAFFORD MUNICIPALTHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 38 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 POINTTITLESafford Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Safford Municipal, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SADFIG. C THE WIND AT SAFFORD MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESafford Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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