Colorado City, Arizona Weather
Colorado City, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colorado City, Mohave County.
Full aviation weather for Colorado City is published on the Colorado City Municipal Airport (KAZC) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of Colorado City 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 Colorado City: General Dick Stout Field (K1L8) 34 km · Kanab Municipal Airport (KKNB) 40 km · St George Regional Airport (KSGU) 48 km
Conditions reported at KAZC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colorado City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colorado City.
About Colorado City, Arizona
Colorado City stretches across a wide, arid basin, its low-slung buildings baking under a relentless sun. It lies 30.9 miles east-south-east of Washington, UT (from Washington, UT: bearing 108°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north of Centennial Park. The land itself is a study in muted tones, ochre and dusty rose bleeding into the pale blue of the sky. Sparse, resilient scrub clings to the gentle slopes, a testament to the tenacity of life in this high desert. The air here is thin and carries the scent of dry earth and distant sagebrush, a fragrance that settles deep in the lungs. Evenings bring a profound stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind across the scrubland, and the light, when it softens, paints the landscape in hues of amber and violet, a fleeting, ephemeral beauty. The story of Colorado City is one of hardy pioneers drawn by the promise of fertile land, a promise often tested by the unforgiving climate. Early settlers carved out an existence here, their lives intertwined with the rhythm of the seasons and the limited water sources. The local economy, once reliant on agriculture and the hardy livestock that could endure the terrain, has evolved to embrace newer ventures, though the spirit of self-sufficiency remains. The distinctive character of Colorado City is etched in the weathered faces of its inhabitants and the straightforward design of its homes, a place where practicality reigns supreme. It is a locale where the past is not so much forgotten as it is integrated into the daily hum of existence, a quiet continuation of lives lived under a vast, indifferent sky.
Live animated radar for Colorado 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Colorado City, Mohave County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 36.990262°N, 112.97577°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86021 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colorado City, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colorado 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 Colorado City includes coordinates 36.990262°N, 112.975770°W, situated in Mohave County. ZIP code 86021. 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.
