Bagdad, Arizona Weather
Bagdad, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bagdad, Yavapai County.
Full aviation weather for Bagdad is published on the Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (KPRC) page, 72 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KPRC describe the airfield itself. Weather 72 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bagdad specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bagdad.
About Bagdad, Arizona
Bagdad, Arizona, unfolds across a rugged expanse where the earth itself seems to have been sculpted by wind and a relentless sun. It lies 42.0 miles west of Prescott, AZ (from Prescott, AZ: bearing 274°T), and is situated 38.5 miles west of Williamson. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, rust, and the pale, sun-bleached gold of sparse desert grasses clinging to the slopes. Low, rounded hills, worn smooth by eons of erosion, roll away towards horizons that blur in the shimmering heat, punctuated by the sharp, dark silhouettes of saguaro cacti standing like silent sentinels. The air, especially as the day begins to wane, carries a dry, mineral scent, a whisper of ancient stone and resilient scrub. The character of Bagdad is one of quiet endurance, a place where life has learned to thrive in the arid embrace of the high desert, and the sky overhead feels impossibly vast. The history of Bagdad is intrinsically linked to the mineral wealth hidden beneath its parched surface. For generations, this remote corner of Yavapai County has been a hub for copper mining, an industry that has shaped its economy and the very rhythm of life. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts are a distant memory, replaced by the hum of more modern extraction, but the legacy remains, a subtle undercurrent in the town's identity. Life here revolves around the mine, the primary employer and the heart of the community. The local economy, though dependent on the global price of copper, fosters a strong sense of camaraderie among its residents, a shared understanding forged in the isolation and the demanding nature of their work. The distinctive character of Bagdad lies in this resolute spirit, a testament to human tenacity in a land that demands respect and offers stark, untamed beauty in return.
Live animated radar for Bagdad and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.58113°N, 113.204641°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86321 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bagdad, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bagdad, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Bagdad includes coordinates 34.581130°N, 113.204641°W, situated in Yavapai County. ZIP code 86321. Telephone area code: 928. 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. 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.
