Storm Station
Carefree, Arizona
90°
Mostly clear· Feels like 88°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 73, with temperatures rising to around 75 overnight. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
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27%Humidity
27%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Carefree, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Deer Valley/PhoenixDVT

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/1,476 ft/947 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 402

Sunflower GOESSUFA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.8 mi away/3,435 ft/1,012 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank94of 402

measured daily2 instruments

CarefreeCFEA3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/2,510 ft/87 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Cave Creek 1.6 NNEAZ-MR-595

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/2,272 ft/151 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Deer Valley/Phoenix, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Carefree. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM 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 Deer Valley/Phoenix, 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 DVTFIG. A THE SKY OVER DEER VALLEY/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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDeer Valley/Phoenix, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DVTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DVT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

78.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 40 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Deer Valley/Phoenix: temperature 78.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 40 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVTFIG. B THE AIR AT DEER VALLEY/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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 6,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.3 FTEMPERATURE 78.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 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 POINTTITLEDeer Valley/Phoenix, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DVT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Deer Valley/Phoenix, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 6 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 DVTFIG. C THE WIND AT DEER VALLEY/PHOENIXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDeer Valley/Phoenix, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DVT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Deer Valley/Phoenix, 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 Carefree

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