Cottonwood, Arizona Weather
Cottonwood, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood, Pinal County.
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood is published on the Casa Grande Municipal Airport (KCGZ) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood: Ak-Chin Regional Airport (KA39) 22 km · Chandler Municipal Airport (KCHD) 24 km · Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) 26 km · Coolidge Municipal Airport (KP08) 30 km · Estrella Sailport Gliderport (KE68) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCGZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottonwood.
About Cottonwood, Arizona
Cottonwood breathes the dry, sun-baked air of central Arizona, a landscape painted in hues of ochre and sagebrush. It lies 12.7 miles south-south-west of Queen Creek, AZ (from Queen Creek, AZ: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Chandler Heights. The land here is a study in patient endurance, a sprawling canvas where the rugged shoulders of Mingus Mountain rise in stoic grandeur to the west, their slopes a mosaic of juniper and chaparral that catches the late afternoon light in a burnished glow. To the east, the terrain softens into rolling hills, a gentler embrace that cradles the town and hints at the subterranean whispers of ancient geological forces. The Verde River, a ribbon of life in this arid expanse, threads its way through the valley, its presence a subtle murmur that belies the stark beauty of the surrounding desert. The history of Cottonwood is etched into the very character of its dry earth, a narrative woven from the threads of mining booms and the quiet persistence of agriculture. For generations, the fertile banks of the Verde River sustained ranches, and the echoes of prospectors still linger in the rugged hills. Today, Cottonwood’s economy thrives on a blend of these traditions and a burgeoning tourism sector drawn by the region's natural splendor and its proximity to the red rock wonders of Sedona. The town itself hums with a gentle, unhurried energy, a place where the scent of mesquite smoke often mingles with the fainter, sweeter perfume of ripening fruit from local orchards, a testament to the land's enduring bounty.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood 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 | Cottonwood, Pinal County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.073945°N, 111.700687°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86503, 85147, 86326 |
| Area Code | 480, 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 33.073945°N, 111.700687°W, situated in Pinal County. ZIP code 86503, 85147, 86326. Telephone area code: 480, 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.
