Storm Station
Sonoita, Arizona
76°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 76°·Light breeze 6 mph WSW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
18%Humidity
39%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sonoita, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Empire RAWSQEMA3

A remote fire weather station/8.6 mi away/4,636 ft/291 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank39of 402

Elgin 5 S53132

At a climate reference station/9.3 mi away/4,811 ft/116 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Pioneer AirfieldALK

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/4,767 ft/160 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 402

Walnut Gulch #1S2026

At a soil climate station/34.7 mi away/4,500 ft/427 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Sonoita 1.5 SSEAZ-SC-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/4,925 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SonoitaSONA3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/4,895 ft/32 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pioneer Airfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.7 mi from Sonoita. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pioneer Airfield, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PIONEER AIRFIELDSECTION, 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 FTBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPioneer Airfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Pioneer Airfield: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. B THE AIR AT PIONEER AIRFIELDTHE 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 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 8,500 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 22.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEPioneer Airfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pioneer Airfield, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, 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 ALKFIG. C THE WIND AT PIONEER AIRFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPioneer Airfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pioneer Airfield, 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 Sonoita

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