Storm Station
Tempe, Arizona
91°
Mostly clear· Feels like 88°·Light breeze 4 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. East wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
21%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Tempe, 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 now2 instruments

Phoenix/Sky HarborPHX

At an airfield/5.6 mi away/1,106 ft/75 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 402

Az Phoenix 7 SFNXA3

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.7 mi away/1,394 ft/213 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank59of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Tempe 1.5 SWAZ-MR-347

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,183 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tempe AsuTEMA3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.7 mi away/1,178 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Phoenix/Sky Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Tempe. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 20,000 ft, broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Phoenix/Sky Harbor, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 25,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 20,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 25,000 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

83.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 34 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 20,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Phoenix/Sky Harbor: temperature 83.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 34 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 20,000 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 7,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 20,000 FTTEMPERATURE 83.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 31.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 34 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 (90 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Phoenix/Sky Harbor, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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

Measured at Tempe Asu (TEMA3), 1.7 miles from here, read 20 Sep, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Tempe

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