Cochise, Arizona Weather
Cochise, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cochise, Cochise County.
Full aviation weather for Cochise is published on the Cochise County Airport (KP33) page, 15 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. 3 airfields within reach of Cochise 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 Cochise: Benson Municipal Airport/Paul Kerchum Field (KE95) 43 km · Tombstone Municipal Airport (KP29) 50 km
Conditions reported at KP33 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cochise specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cochise.
About Cochise, Arizona
Cochise rests under a sky so vast it seems to swallow the horizon whole, a place where the high desert plains begin their slow, deliberate climb toward the rugged shoulders of the Dragoon Mountains. It lies 44.7 miles north-north-east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 30°T), and is situated 11.0 miles south-south-west of Willcox. The air, even at midday, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with creosote and the faint, sweet perfume of ocotillo blooming in improbable bursts of crimson. Low-slung buildings, weathered by decades of sun and wind, cluster around a single, quiet street, their faded paint a testament to the relentless Arizona light. Beyond the last scattered homes, the land unfurls in shades of ochre, sage, and dust, a landscape that feels both ancient and utterly present, holding its breath in the shimmering heat. This is a place shaped by the whispers of Apache legends and the hard-won realities of frontier life, a name that echoes with the ghosts of Geronimo and the fierce independence he embodied. Cochise’s fortunes have long been tied to the earth, first to the bounty of the land itself, then to the minerals hidden beneath its surface. The quiet hum of agricultural machinery on distant ranches, the occasional rumble of a freight train passing through, these are the modern rhythms of an economy still tethered to the soil and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that defines Cochise. The stark beauty of the surrounding country, the way the light slants long and golden across the scrub and rock formations as dusk approaches, offers a profound sense of stillness, a reminder of the enduring power of this desert land.
Live animated radar for Cochise 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 | Cochise, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.11369°N, 109.921734°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85606 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cochise, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cochise, 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 Cochise includes coordinates 32.113690°N, 109.921734°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85606. 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.
