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Star Valley, Arizona

Town in Gila County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Star Valley

Index 74, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, McDowell (AZ), 44 miles off.

74Moderate
  • Ozone40Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)74Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 11 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Star Valley

None in the last 24 hours; 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Star Valley, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 11 AM, lowest 4 miles Sun 9 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Star Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PaysonPAN

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/5,157 ft/503 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,206of 1,869

PaysonAZMET-AZ32

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/4,852 ft/198 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,207of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Payson 1.6 NWAZ-GL-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/4,956 ft/302 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank53of 1,869

PaysonPYSA3

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/4,888 ft/234 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Payson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Star Valley, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:55 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 Payson, 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 PANFIG. A THE SKY OVER PAYSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPayson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Payson: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 26 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PANFIG. B THE AIR AT PAYSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.7 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 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 POINTTITLEPayson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Payson, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PANFIG. C THE WIND AT PAYSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPayson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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