Storm Station
Picture Rocks, Arizona
84°
Mostly clear· Feels like 81°·Light breeze 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
18%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Picture Rocks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Tucson - MaranaAVQ

At an airfield/5.8 mi away/2,020 ft/175 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank331of 402

Az Tucson 11 WSDMA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.8 mi away/2,740 ft/545 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank185of 402

Tucson 11 W53131

At a climate reference station/7.6 mi away/2,733 ft/538 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Tucson 18.6 WNWAZ-PM-107

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/2,203 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tucson 17 NWSNMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/2,561 ft/366 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Tucson - Marana, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.8 mi from Picture Rocks. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Tucson - Marana, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVQFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUCSON - MARANASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETucson - Marana, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 38 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Tucson - Marana: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 38 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVQFIG. B THE AIR AT TUCSON - MARANATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 38 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 POINTTITLETucson - Marana, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Tucson - Marana, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 7 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 AVQFIG. C THE WIND AT TUCSON - MARANAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETucson - Marana, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tucson - Marana, 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 Picture Rocks

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