Storm Station
Clarkdale, Arizona
68°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 68°·Light air 2 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
36%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Clarkdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CottonwoodP52

At an airfield/2.3 mi away/3,540 ft/60 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank339of 402

CherryCHEA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.3 mi away/5,174 ft/1,574 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank50of 402

I-17 @ 277.9: Oxtail DrawAZT22

Beside a road/17.7 mi away/4,446 ft/846 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank369of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Clarkdale 1.5 WSWAZ-YV-126

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/3,773 ft/173 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TuzigootTNMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/3,396 ft/204 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Cottonwood, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.3 mi from Clarkdale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 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 Cottonwood, 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 P52FIG. A THE SKY OVER COTTONWOODSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECottonwood, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS P52TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-P52-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Cottonwood: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT P52FIG. B THE AIR AT COTTONWOODTHE 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 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.8 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLECottonwood, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS P52TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-P52-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Cottonwood, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT P52FIG. C THE WIND AT COTTONWOODPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECottonwood, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS P52TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-P52-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cottonwood, 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 Clarkdale

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