Cedar Creek, Arizona Weather
Cedar Creek, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar Creek, Gila County.
Full aviation weather for Cedar Creek is published on the Show Low Regional Airport (KSOW) page, 44 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 KSOW describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cedar Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cedar Creek.
About Cedar Creek, Arizona
Cedar Creek lies at the foot of rugged, sun-baked mountains, where the Mogollon Rim’s dramatic escarpment begins its slow descent into the Gila County desert. It lies 53.8 miles east of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 101°T), and is situated 12.7 miles west-north-west of Whiteriver. The land here is a study in ochre and rust, sculpted by eons of wind and water into a landscape of stark, beautiful austerity. Canyons snake through the terrain, their shadowed depths offering a cool respite from the relentless Arizona sun, while scrub oak and tenacious pines cling to the slopes, their needles catching the golden light of late afternoon. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mingling of dust, creosote, and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers that bloom defiantly in the arid soil. Historically, Cedar Creek has been a place of passage and sustenance, its existence tied to the precious water that flows, however intermittently, through its namesake creek. For generations, indigenous peoples found refuge and resources in these canyons, their ancient trails still whispering tales of their presence. Later, prospectors and ranchers arrived, drawn by the promise of mineral wealth and open grazing land, their endeavors leaving faint scars on the landscape, echoes of a frontier spirit. Today, the local economy is a blend of hardy agriculture, with small ranches raising cattle on the sparse but vital grasslands, and a growing tourism sector, attracted by the region’s raw natural beauty and opportunities for outdoor recreation. The pace of life in Cedar Creek is measured, dictated less by the clock and more by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons and the persistent, quiet rhythm of the desert.
Live animated radar for Cedar Creek 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 | Cedar Creek, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.895604°N, 110.173716°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85941 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar Creek, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Creek, 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 Cedar Creek includes coordinates 33.895604°N, 110.173716°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85941. 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.
