Storm Station
Surprise, Arizona
95°
Mostly clear· Feels like 92°·Light air 4 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. North wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
21%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Surprise, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Luke AFB/PhoenixLUF

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/1,089 ft/157 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank216of 402

Buckeye Frs#1BCKA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.5 mi away/1,079 ft/167 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Surprise 4.6 SEAZ-MR-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,245 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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YoungtownYOUA3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,132 ft/114 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Luke AFB/Phoenix, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.6 mi from Surprise. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 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

84.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Luke AFB/Phoenix: temperature 84.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,500 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 7,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FTEMPERATURE 84.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 33.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Luke AFB/Phoenix, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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

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Near Surprise

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