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Sahuarita, Arizona

Town in Pima County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Sahuarita

Index 146, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 21 miles off.

146Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)85Moderate-
  • Ozone40Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)146Unhealthy for sensitive groups-

The days ahead

Highest 56, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sahuarita

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Sahuarita, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sahuarita, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SahuaritaAZMET-AZ38

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/2,756 ft/15 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,410of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Green ValleyGRVA3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/2,900 ft/129 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Tucson INTL Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Sahuarita, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Tucson INTL Airport, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TUSFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUCSON INTL AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 5,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETucson INTL Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TUSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TUS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Tucson INTL Airport: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TUSFIG. B THE AIR AT TUCSON INTL AIRPORTTHE 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 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 8,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 38.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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 POINTTITLETucson INTL Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TUSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TUS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tucson INTL Airport, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 12 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 TUSFIG. C THE WIND AT TUCSON INTL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETucson INTL Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TUSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TUS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tucson INTL Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Sahuarita

River and lake gauges