Storm Station
Mead Ranch, Arizona
73°
Mostly clear· Feels like 73°·Light breeze 7 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
34%Humidity
26%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mead Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Promontory SnotelPROA3

A snow pillow on a mountain/7.7 mi away/7,930 ft/1,927 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank312of 402

PaysonPAN

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/5,157 ft/846 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank383of 402

SR-87 @ Clints WellAZT17

Beside a road/17.2 mi away/6,912 ft/909 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank217of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Payson 13.0 NEAZ-GL-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/5,955 ft/48 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PaysonPYSA3

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/4,888 ft/1,115 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Payson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Mead Ranch. 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 Payson, 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 PANFIG. A THE SKY OVER PAYSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPayson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Payson: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PANFIG. B THE AIR AT PAYSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.3 FTEMPERATURE 64.4 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLEPayson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Payson, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, 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 PANFIG. C THE WIND AT PAYSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPayson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Payson, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Payson (PYSA3), 13.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Mead Ranch

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