Amado, Arizona Weather
Amado, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Amado, Santa Cruz County.
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About Amado, Arizona
Amado rests on a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the Santa Cruz River, often a whisper rather than a roar, meanders through a landscape shaped by the gentle, persistent hand of the desert. It lies 18.4 miles south-south-west of Sahuarita, AZ (from Sahuarita, AZ: bearing 200°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north of Tubac. The sky here is an immense canvas, shifting from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the fiery oranges and bruised purples of dusk, painting the surrounding foothills in hues of ochre and rust. Saguaros, like stoic sentinels, punctuate the scrubland, their arms raised in silent greeting, while mesquite and palo verde trees offer sparse shade against the relentless sun. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of creosote after a rare rain. The history of Amado is intrinsically linked to the fertile, if arid, land it occupies. Once a vital stop along the Southern Pacific Railroad, it played a role in the region's mining and agricultural boom, the echoes of which can still be felt in the weathered buildings and the quiet diligence of its present-day residents. The local economy, though modest, thrives on the hardy spirit of those who cultivate the soil, drawing sustenance from the river's capricious flow, and catering to travelers drawn by the allure of the open country. Amado remains a place where the vastness of the sky seems to lend a certain perspective, a quiet invitation to slow down and absorb the enduring beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
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| Location | Amado, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.707866°N, 111.064536°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85645 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Amado, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amado, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Amado includes coordinates 31.707866°N, 111.064536°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 85645. Telephone area code: 520. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
