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Sierra Vista, Arizona

City in Cochise County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Sierra Vista

Index 15, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Douglas (AZ), 38 miles off.

15Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Highest 101, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. An air quality alert is called for Fri Oct 16. Yesterday measured 7, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sierra Vista

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Sierra Vista, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sierra Vista, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Carr RAWSQCAA3

A remote fire weather station/6.8 mi away/5,397 ft/821 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank738of 1,869

Elgin 5 S53132

At a climate reference station/13.6 mi away/4,811 ft/235 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank1,199of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Sierra VistaSEVA3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/4,606 ft/30 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank91of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Fort Huachuca/Libby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Sierra Vista, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 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 Fort Huachuca/Libby, 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 FHUFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT HUACHUCA/LIBBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Huachuca/Libby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FHUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FHU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 39.4 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Huachuca/Libby: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.4, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FHUFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT HUACHUCA/LIBBYTHE 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 5,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 39.4 FSPREAD 25.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 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 POINTTITLEFort Huachuca/Libby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FHUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FHU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Huachuca/Libby, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 10 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 FHUFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT HUACHUCA/LIBBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Huachuca/Libby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FHUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FHU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Huachuca/Libby, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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