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Surprise, Arizona

City in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Surprise

Index 107, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 20 miles off.

107Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate12.7 mi
  • Ozone41Good43 ppb3.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)107Unhealthy for sensitive groups3.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb17.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb21.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm17.9 mi

The days ahead

Highest 78, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 11 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Surprise

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Surprise, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sun 9 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Surprise, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Surprise 4.6 SEAZ-MR-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,245 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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YoungtownYOUA3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,132 ft/114 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Luke AFB/Phoenix, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.6 mi from Surprise, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Luke AFB/Phoenix, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUFFIG. A THE SKY OVER LUKE AFB/PHOENIXSECTION, 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: 9 MI0510TITLELuke AFB/Phoenix, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LUFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LUF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

85.3 F with a dew point of 32.4 F, 15 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 11,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Luke AFB/Phoenix: temperature 85.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.4, 15 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 11,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUFFIG. B THE AIR AT LUKE AFB/PHOENIXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00010 F30 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 11,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.8 FTEMPERATURE 85.3 FDEW POINT 32.4 FSPREAD 52.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 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 POINTTITLELuke AFB/Phoenix, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LUF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Luke AFB/Phoenix, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUFFIG. C THE WIND AT LUKE AFB/PHOENIXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELuke AFB/Phoenix, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LUF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Luke AFB/Phoenix, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

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Near Surprise

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