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Tolleson, Arizona

City in Maricopa County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Tolleson

Index 43, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Phoenix (AZ), 12 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good6.6 mi
  • Ozone36Good29 ppb6.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)43Good6.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb6.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb7.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm6.6 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Tolleson

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Tolleson, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Tolleson, 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 now3 instruments

GlendaleGEU

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/1,066 ft/48 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,603of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Tolleson 1 ETOLA3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/1,025 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Phoenix 9.2 WSWAZ-MR-137

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/1,010 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW3161, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.2 mi from Tolleson, Arizona. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW3161, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3161FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW3161PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW3161, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3161TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3161-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 995 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.86 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.96 inHg means its barometer reads 28.90 inHg; it reports 75.0 F, 19.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW3161 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 995 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.96 and the station pressure it means, 28.90.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3161FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW3161 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW31614 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT995 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.96 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.90 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED75.0 FTITLECitizen station FW3161, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3161TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3161-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.45 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW3161, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3161FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW3161ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW3161, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3161TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3161-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW3161, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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