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Sun Lakes, Arizona

Community in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Sun Lakes

Index 69, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Gila River Indian Community (AZ), 12 miles off.

69Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-13.2 mi
  • Ozone31Good32 ppb5.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)69Moderate5.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide17Good18 ppb15.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb19.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sun Lakes

None in the last 24 hours; 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sun Lakes, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 5 AM, lowest 7 miles Sun 3 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sun Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sun Lakes 0.9 SSWAZ-MR-537

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/1,206 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tempe AsuTEMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/14.4 mi away/1,178 ft/18 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,851of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Chandler Municipal Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Sun Lakes, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:47 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Chandler Municipal Airport, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEChandler Municipal Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CHDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CHD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.2 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 27 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 Chandler Municipal Airport: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 27 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 CHDFIG. B THE AIR AT CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORTTHE 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 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.7 FTEMPERATURE 75.2 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 27 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 POINTTITLEChandler Municipal Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CHD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 35 mph, gusting 46 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chandler Municipal Airport, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 35 miles an hour, gusting 46; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHDFIG. C THE WIND AT CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 35 MPH8GALE39GUST, 46 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChandler Municipal Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CHD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Tempe Asu (TEMA3), 14.4 miles from here, read 10 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arizona

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

Near Sun Lakes

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

Near Sun Lakes

River and lake gauges