Cactus Flats, Arizona Weather
Cactus Flats, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cactus Flats, Graham County.
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About Cactus Flats, Arizona
Cactus Flats rises from the sun-baked earth like a mirage, a scattering of low-slung buildings against a canvas of vast, indifferent sky. It lies 7.7 miles south of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 171°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south of Safford. The air itself feels dry and thin, carrying the faint, dusty perfume of creosote bush and the sharp, sweet scent of blooming prickly pear. Jagged peaks, softened by distance and the perpetual haze of the desert, form a rugged horizon, their slopes a mosaic of ochre, rust, and muted green where hardy mesquite trees cling to life. The land here is a study in resilience, a place where the relentless sun has sculpted every rock and crevice, and where shadows stretch long and languid in the late afternoon, painting the landscape in hues of lavender and deep indigo. The history of Cactus Flats is etched not in grand monuments, but in the tenacious spirit of those who have coaxed a living from this unforgiving soil. Once a vital stop along a wagon trail, its fortunes ebbed and flowed with the discovery of minerals, though mining never truly took deep root here. Today, the economy of Cactus Flats is a quiet, persistent hum, largely sustained by the hardy souls who raise cattle on the sprawling ranches that fan out from the settlement, their livelihoods tied to the unpredictable generosity of the rain. The old general store, its paint faded to the color of sun-bleached bone, still serves as the unofficial heart of Cactus Flats, a place where stories are exchanged as readily as supplies, and where the rhythm of life moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the desert itself.
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| Location | Cactus Flats, Graham County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.7642°N, 109.7206°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85546 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cactus Flats, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cactus Flats, 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 Cactus Flats includes coordinates 32.764200°N, 109.720600°W, situated in Graham County. ZIP code 85546. Telephone area code: 480. 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.
