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Tanque Verde, Arizona

Community in Pima County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Tanque Verde

Index 41, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 9 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good12.3 mi
  • Ozone41Good38 ppb7.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good12.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb8.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb13 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm13 mi

The days ahead

Highest 56, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Tanque Verde

None in the last 24 hours; 0.19 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

How far you can see at Tanque Verde, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tanque Verde, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Davis-Monthan AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.5 mi from Tanque Verde, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 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 Davis-Monthan AFB, 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 DMAFIG. A THE SKY OVER DAVIS-MONTHAN AFBSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDavis-Monthan AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DMATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DMA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 37.2 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Davis-Monthan AFB: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.2, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMAFIG. B THE AIR AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.0 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 37.2 FSPREAD 39.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 24 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 POINTTITLEDavis-Monthan AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DMA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Davis-Monthan AFB, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, 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 DMAFIG. C THE WIND AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDavis-Monthan AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DMA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Davis-Monthan AFB, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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