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Santa Cruz, Arizona

Community in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Santa Cruz

Index 67, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 22 miles off.

67Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good13 mi
  • Ozone34Good29 ppb13 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)67Moderate12.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide16Good17 ppb15.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb13.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm13 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Santa Cruz

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Santa Cruz, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Santa Cruz, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Tolleson 1 ETOLA3

At a cooperative observer's station/16.1 mi away/1,025 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Phoenix/Sky Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.7 mi from Santa Cruz, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:51 AM 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 Phoenix/Sky Harbor, 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 PHXFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHOENIX/SKY HARBORSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPhoenix/Sky Harbor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 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.

Chart of the air at Phoenix/Sky Harbor: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHXFIG. B THE AIR AT PHOENIX/SKY HARBORTHE 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 8,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.1 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 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 POINTTITLEPhoenix/Sky Harbor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Phoenix/Sky Harbor, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 17 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 PHXFIG. C THE WIND AT PHOENIX/SKY HARBORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhoenix/Sky Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Phoenix/Sky Harbor, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Santa Cruz

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

Near Santa Cruz

River and lake gauges