Storm Station
Catalina Foothills, Arizona
84°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 81°·Light breeze 5 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
17%Humidity
40%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Catalina Foothills, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Saguaro RAWSQSGA3

A remote fire weather station/3.6 mi away/2,831 ft/19 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank136of 402

Davis-Monthan AFBDMA

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/2,703 ft/109 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank53of 402

Tucson 11 W53131

At a climate reference station/17.5 mi away/2,733 ft/79 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Tucson 7.1 NNEAZ-PM-399

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/2,916 ft/104 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tohono ChulTCHA3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/2,527 ft/285 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Davis-Monthan AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Catalina Foothills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 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 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Davis-Monthan AFB: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,600 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.8 FTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Davis-Monthan AFB, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 DMAFIG. C THE WIND AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDavis-Monthan AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

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Near Catalina Foothills

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