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Wheatfields, Arizona

Community in Gila County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Wheatfields

Index 6, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Miami (AZ), 7 miles off.

6Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Highest 52, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 9, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Wheatfields

None in the last 24 hours; 0.24 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
0.24in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wheatfields, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wheatfields, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Miami 0.9 WNWAZ-GL-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/3,492 ft/424 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Globe #3GLEA3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/3,560 ft/492 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank10of 1,869

Station report

The weather at US-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.7 mi from Wheatfields, Arizona. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:13 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over US-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AZT21FIG. A THE SKY OVER US-60 @ MP-280.3: TIMBER CAMPSECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEUS-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS AZT21TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AZT21-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at US-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AZT21FIG. B THE AIR AT US-60 @ MP-280.3: TIMBER CAMPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.9 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 14.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 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 POINTTITLEUS-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS AZT21TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AZT21-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (26 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at US-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, north up: blowing from 26 degrees, the north northeast, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AZT21FIG. C THE WIND AT US-60 @ MP-280.3: TIMBER CAMPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 26°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEUS-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS AZT21TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AZT21-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of US-60 @ MP-280.3: Timber Camp, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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