El Capitan, Arizona Weather
El Capitan, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for El Capitan, Gila County.
Full aviation weather for El Capitan is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) page, 32 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KE81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at El Capitan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for El Capitan.
About El Capitan, Arizona
El Capitan rises from the rugged expanse of Gila County, a sentinel of weathered rock against an immense Arizona sky. It lies 37.8 miles east-north-east of Florence, AZ (from Florence, AZ: bearing 68°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Six Shooter Canyon. The landscape surrounding this singular peak is a study in stark, sun-baked beauty, a place where scrub oak clings tenaciously to steep slopes and the silence is broken only by the whisper of wind through dry grasses. Canyons, etched deep by millennia of water and wind, carve through the earth, their shadowed depths hinting at cooler, hidden realms. The air itself feels ancient, carrying the scent of dust and creosote, a perfume of endurance. Below, the land unfolds in a mosaic of ochre, rust, and muted greens, a testament to the persistent life that finds purchase in this arid embrace. The history of El Capitan is intrinsically linked to the earth from which it springs, its story told in the mineral veins that once drew prospectors and the ancient trails trod by indigenous peoples. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the bounty of the surrounding mountains, first through mining, a legacy that lingers in the echoes of abandoned shafts and the enduring grit of the local character. Today, a quieter rhythm prevails, one where the land’s natural allure draws visitors seeking solace and adventure. The spirit of El Capitan is one of resilience, a quiet strength forged in the crucible of a demanding environment, where the stark beauty of the desert offers a profound and enduring peace.
Live animated radar for El Capitan 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 | El Capitan, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.2383°N, 110.7833°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85501 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Capitan, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Capitan, 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 El Capitan includes coordinates 33.238300°N, 110.783300°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85501. Telephone area code: 480. 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.
