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Valencia West, Arizona

Community in Pima County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Valencia West

Index 41, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Tucson (AZ), 15 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good12.2 mi
  • Ozone41Good28 ppb14 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good10.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb14 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb14 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm14 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Valencia West

None in the last 24 hours; 0.09 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
0.09in

Visibility

How far you can see at Valencia West, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Valencia West, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/2,740 ft/237 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tucson/Ryan Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Valencia West, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:45 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Tucson/Ryan Fld, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RYNFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUCSON/RYAN FLDSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETucson/Ryan Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RYNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RYN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tucson/Ryan Fld: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RYNFIG. B THE AIR AT TUCSON/RYAN FLDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLETucson/Ryan Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RYNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RYN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Tucson/Ryan Fld, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RYNFIG. C THE WIND AT TUCSON/RYAN FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETucson/Ryan Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RYNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RYN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tucson/Ryan Fld, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

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

Near Valencia West

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

Near Valencia West

River and lake gauges