Storm Station
Fountain Hills, Arizona
93°
Mostly clear· Feels like 89°·Light air 4 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
22%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fountain Hills, 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 now2 instruments

Mesa/Falcon FieldFFZ

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/1,391 ft/304 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 402

Sunflower GOESSUFA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.0 mi away/3,435 ft/1,740 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank98of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Fountain Hills 1.3 SWAZ-MR-583

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/1,666 ft/29 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fountain HillsFHLA3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/1,558 ft/137 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mesa/Falcon Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Fountain Hills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:54 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 Mesa/Falcon Field, 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 FFZFIG. A THE SKY OVER MESA/FALCON FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMesa/Falcon Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FFZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FFZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

81.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 33 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mesa/Falcon Field: temperature 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 33 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFZFIG. B THE AIR AT MESA/FALCON FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 7,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.1 FTEMPERATURE 81.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 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 POINTTITLEMesa/Falcon Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FFZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mesa/Falcon Field, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 FFZFIG. C THE WIND AT MESA/FALCON FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMesa/Falcon Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FFZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mesa/Falcon Field, 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 Fountain Hills

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