Cowlic, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cowlic, Pima County.
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Cowlic rests in a broad, shallow basin, where the ochre earth rises in gentle swells toward distant, hazy mountains. It lies 60.8 miles west-south-west of Drexel Heights, AZ (from Drexel Heights, AZ: bearing 248°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-west of Sells. The air, dry and carrying the scent of creosote and sun-baked rock, hums with an almost palpable stillness. Sparse mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and reaching like supplicating hands, punctuate the landscape, offering meager shade against the relentless Arizona sun. In the early morning, a faint mist, born of the cooler night air, sometimes clings to the lowest dips in the terrain, softening the hard edges of the desert scrub and lending a fleeting, ethereal beauty to the scene. The history of Cowlic is deeply entwined with the arid land it occupies, a place where human endeavor has always been a delicate negotiation with the elements. Though no great rivers flow through this particular stretch of Pima County, the promise of water, whether from deep wells or the infrequent, powerful storms, has shaped its development. Early settlers, drawn by the potential for ranching and, for a time, the whisper of mineral wealth in the surrounding hills, established a foothold here. Today, the economy of Cowlic is a quiet testament to resilience, a blend of dispersed agricultural holdings and a steady, unhurried pace of life that values self-reliance and neighborly connection. The vast, open sky above Cowlic is a constant presence, a canvas for the dramatic shifts of light from dawn's pale blush to the fiery spectacle of sunset.
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| Location | Cowlic, Pima County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.808413°N, 111.989013°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85634 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cowlic, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Cowlic includes coordinates 31.808413°N, 111.989013°W, situated in Pima County. ZIP code 85634. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.