Storm Station
Sun City West, Arizona
96°
Mostly clear· Feels like 92°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 77, with temperatures rising to around 79 overnight. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
21%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sun City West, 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

Luke AFB/PhoenixLUF

At an airfield/9.4 mi away/1,089 ft/158 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank216of 402

Buckeye Frs#1BCKA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/26.1 mi away/1,079 ft/168 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Sun City West 1.0 WAZ-MR-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/1,260 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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YoungtownYOUA3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.0 mi away/1,132 ft/115 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Luke AFB/Phoenix, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.4 mi from Sun City West. 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 Luke AFB/Phoenix, 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 LUFFIG. A THE SKY OVER LUKE AFB/PHOENIXSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELuke AFB/Phoenix, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LUFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LUF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

82.6 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 37 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Luke AFB/Phoenix: temperature 82.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 37 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUFFIG. B THE AIR AT LUKE AFB/PHOENIXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 6,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.2 FTEMPERATURE 82.6 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 37 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 POINTTITLELuke AFB/Phoenix, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LUF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Luke AFB/Phoenix, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 LUFFIG. C THE WIND AT LUKE AFB/PHOENIXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELuke AFB/Phoenix, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LUF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Luke AFB/Phoenix, 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 Sun City West

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