Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona Weather
Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Central Heights-Midland City, Gila County.
Full aviation weather for Central Heights-Midland City is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) page, 33 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 KE81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Central Heights-Midland City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona
Central Heights-Midland City lies under a vast Arizona sky, a place where the earth itself seems to exhale a warm, dry breath. It lies 42.3 miles north-east of Florence, AZ (from Florence, AZ: bearing 51°T), and is situated 2.1 miles north-west of Globe. The landscape here is a study in subtle resilience, a tapestry of scrub brush, mesquite, and hardy succulents clinging to a terrain that rises and falls with the patient sculpting of wind and sun. Distant mesas, their edges softened by the hazy embrace of the afternoon, stand as silent sentinels, their ochre and rust hues deepening as the light begins its slow descent. The air, especially as evening approaches, carries a faint, sweet scent of creosote, a perfume that speaks of enduring life in a seemingly austere land. The story of Central Heights-Midland City is inextricably linked to the wealth drawn from the surrounding mountains, a history etched in the very dust that settles on its streets. For generations, the pulse of this place has been tied to the extraction of copper, a demanding industry that shaped its character and economy. Though the boom times may ebb and flow, the legacy of that pursuit remains, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local businesses here, often family-run, reflect a pragmatic spirit, catering to the needs of a community that understands the value of hard work and neighborly support. One might notice, too, a certain stoicism in the faces of its residents, a reflection of a life lived in close communion with the elemental forces of the desert.
Live animated radar for Central Heights-Midland City 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 | Central Heights-Midland City, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.412614°N, 110.815305°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85501 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Central Heights-Midland City, 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 Central Heights-Midland City includes coordinates 33.412614°N, 110.815305°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85501. 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. 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.
