Storm Station
Santa Cruz, Arizona
95°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 91°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Partly sunny. High near 98, with temperatures falling to around 96 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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20%Humidity
43%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Santa Cruz, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Az Phoenix 7 SFNXA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/1,394 ft/350 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank60of 403

Phoenix/Sky HarborPHX

At an airfield/16.7 mi away/1,106 ft/62 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 403

measured daily2 instruments

Phoenix 10.1 SAZ-MR-436

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/1,203 ft/159 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tolleson 1 ETOLA3

At a cooperative observer's station/16.1 mi away/1,025 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Phoenix/Sky Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.7 mi from Santa Cruz. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft, scattered at 14,000 ft, broken at 18,000 ft, broken at 21,000 ft; the ceiling is 18,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Phoenix/Sky Harbor, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 18,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 21,000 feet, the ceiling at 18,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHXFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHOENIX/SKY HARBORSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 21,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 18,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 14,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 18,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPhoenix/Sky Harbor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

81.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 39 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 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Phoenix/Sky Harbor: temperature 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 39 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 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHXFIG. B THE AIR AT PHOENIX/SKY HARBORTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 6,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 81.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 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 POINTTITLEPhoenix/Sky Harbor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Phoenix/Sky Harbor, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHXFIG. C THE WIND AT PHOENIX/SKY HARBORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhoenix/Sky Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Phoenix/Sky Harbor, 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 Santa Cruz

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