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Scottsdale, Arizona

City in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Scottsdale

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (AZ), 10 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-10.4 mi
  • Ozone29Good34 ppb6.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good6.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb12.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm12.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Scottsdale

None in the last 24 hours; 0.27 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.27in

Visibility

How far you can see at Scottsdale, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Scottsdale, 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 now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Scottsdale 7.1 NAZ-MR-439

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/1,419 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Pinnacle PeakPPKA3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/2,566 ft/1,185 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,240of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Scottsdale Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.8 mi from Scottsdale, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 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 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 38.0 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Scottsdale Muni: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,800 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 8,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.0 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 39.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 24 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Scottsdale Muni, 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 SDLFIG. C THE WIND AT SCOTTSDALE MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Pinnacle Peak (PPKA3), 9.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 16:39. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arizona

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

Near Scottsdale

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

Near Scottsdale

River and lake gauges