Bowie, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bowie, Cochise County.
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Bowie rests on the broad shoulders of southeastern Arizona, a place where the sky seems to stretch into forever, vast and cerulean, a canvas for the sun's relentless artistry. It lies 40.7 miles south-south-east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 159°T), and is situated 20.8 miles east-north-east of Willcox. The land here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a landscape of low, rounded hills, scrubby mesquite, and the occasional sentinel saguaro, their arms raised in silent benediction. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of creosote after a rare shower, and a profound stillness that can feel both liberating and immense. The very ground seems to hum with a patient, ancient energy, a quiet testament to the ages that have shaped its contours. The character of Bowie is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty that has long been coaxed from this arid earth. For generations, cotton fields have shimmered under the sun, their white bolls a fleeting promise of harvest, and alfalfa fields have offered a verdant counterpoint to the surrounding desert. This enduring connection to the land is the bedrock of Bowie’s economy, a hardy resilience born from hard work and a deep understanding of the subtle rhythms of the seasons. Beyond the fields, echoes of a more distant past linger, the whispers of Apache trails and the bold ventures of early ranchers and railroad builders who saw potential in this wide-open country, each leaving their indelible mark on the evolving story of Bowie.
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| Location | Bowie, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.326465°N, 109.487009°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85605 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bowie, 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 Bowie includes coordinates 32.326465°N, 109.487009°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85605. 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.