Dragoon, Arizona Weather
Dragoon, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dragoon, Cochise County.
Full aviation weather for Dragoon is published on the Cochise County Airport (KP33) page, 28 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 Dragoon 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 Dragoon: Benson Municipal Airport/Paul Kerchum Field (KE95) 30 km · Tombstone Municipal Airport (KP29) 40 km · Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field (KFHU) 57 km
Conditions reported at KP33 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dragoon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dragoon.
About Dragoon, Arizona
Dragoon rests in a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the earth seems to exhale heat. It lies 36.2 miles north-north-east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 25°T), and is situated 15.6 miles east-north-east of Benson. The landscape here is a study in patient erosion, a tableau of low, rugged hills and wide, dusty plains that stretch toward horizons softened by atmospheric haze. Sparse, resilient vegetation—prickly pear cactus with their audacious blooms, mesquite trees with their tangled, reaching branches, and hardy grasses that turn tawny under the relentless sun—clings to the ochre soil. The air itself feels thin and clean, carrying the faint, dry scent of creosote after a rare rain, and the light at dusk paints the distant mountain ranges in shades of lavender and rose, a fleeting, quiet grandeur. The very stillness of this place invites a deep breath, a slow unfurling of the soul. This particular stretch of Cochise County has long been a crossroads, a place where passage and persistence have shaped its character. Historically, it was a territory traversed by those seeking fortunes in the earth, and the echoes of mining booms and the quiet grit of ranching families still linger. The local economy, though modest, is tied to the enduring spirit of the land, with a scattering of ranches and a hardy populace that understands the value of self-reliance. While no bustling metropolis, Dragoon offers a profound sense of place, a reminder of the enduring human connection to a landscape that demands respect and rewards observation with its subtle, enduring beauty.
Live animated radar for Dragoon 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 | Dragoon, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.028137°N, 110.03868°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85609 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dragoon, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dragoon, 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 Dragoon includes coordinates 32.028137°N, 110.038680°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85609. 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.
