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Stanfield, Arizona

Community in Pinal County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Stanfield

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, West Pinal (AZ), 15 miles off.

33Good
  • Ozone33Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Highest 84, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Stanfield

None in the last 24 hours; 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Stanfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MaricopaAZMET-AZ06

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.0 mi away/1,188 ft/115 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank835of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Casa Grande 4.8 SWAZ-PN-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.5 mi away/1,407 ft/104 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Casa GrandeCASA3

At a cooperative observer's station/14.4 mi away/1,399 ft/96 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank775of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Maricopa - Ak-chin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Stanfield, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:20 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 Maricopa - Ak-chin, 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 A39FIG. A THE SKY OVER MARICOPA - AK-CHINSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMaricopa - Ak-chin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS A39TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-A39-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 28 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Maricopa - Ak-chin: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 28 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT A39FIG. B THE AIR AT MARICOPA - AK-CHINTHE 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 8,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.2 FTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 28 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 POINTTITLEMaricopa - Ak-chin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS A39TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-A39-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Maricopa - Ak-chin, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 A39FIG. C THE WIND AT MARICOPA - AK-CHINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMaricopa - Ak-chin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS A39TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-A39-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Maricopa - Ak-chin, 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 Stanfield

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

Near Stanfield

River and lake gauges