Storm Station
Central, Arizona
85°
Mostly clear· Feels like 82°·Light air 4 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
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-Air quality
22%Humidity
23%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Central, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Safford MunicipalSAD

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/3,176 ft/304 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 402

Columbine RAWSQCGA3

A remote fire weather station/13.5 mi away/9,528 ft/6,656 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank47of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Safford 1.6 WNWAZ-GH-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/2,912 ft/40 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Safford Agricultural CenterSAFA3

On a farm or research station/7.3 mi away/2,954 ft/82 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Safford Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Central. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:51 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 Safford Municipal, 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 SADFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAFFORD MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESafford Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 41 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Safford Municipal: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 41 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SADFIG. B THE AIR AT SAFFORD MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.5 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 25.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 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 POINTTITLESafford Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SAD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Safford Municipal, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south 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 SADFIG. C THE WIND AT SAFFORD MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESafford Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Safford Municipal, 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 Central

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