Bisbee, Arizona Weather
Bisbee, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bisbee, Cochise County.
Full aviation weather for Bisbee is published on the Cochise College Airport (KP03) page, 24 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. 5 airfields within reach of Bisbee have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Bisbee: Tombstone Municipal Airport (KP29) 26 km · Bisbee Douglas International Airport (KDUG) 31 km · Douglas Municipal Airport (KDGL) 42 km · Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field (KFHU) 43 km
Conditions reported at KP03 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bisbee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bisbee.
About Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee tumbles down the steep slopes of Mule Mountain, a jumble of colorful houses clinging precariously to canyons that seem to have swallowed the very earth. It lies 23.3 miles east-south-east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 108°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Naco. The air here, thin and sharp, carries the scent of creosote after a rare rain, mingling with the dry dust of the surrounding high desert. Jagged peaks, painted in shades of ochre and rust, rise abruptly from the valley floor, their surfaces etched with the scars of ancient watercourses. Shadows lengthen and deepen with startling speed as the sun begins its descent, transforming the rugged landscape into a dramatic canvas of light and shade, where the stark beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert asserts its formidable presence. This is a place born of copper, a town whose very bones were laid down by miners drawn to the rich veins beneath the mountains. The Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, stands as a quiet testament to that rugged past, its exhibits whispering tales of boom and bust. The local economy, once fueled by the relentless thrum of ore extraction, has since diversified, embracing an artistic spirit that infuses its narrow, winding streets with vibrant murals and independent galleries. Visitors often remark on the unique character of Bisbee, a welcoming eccentricity that has drawn artists, writers, and free spirits to its embrace, creating a quirky, bohemian enclave in the heart of Cochise County.
Live animated radar for Bisbee 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 | Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.448155°N, 109.928408°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85603 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bisbee, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bisbee, 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 Bisbee includes coordinates 31.448155°N, 109.928408°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85603. 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. 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.
