Elfrida, Arizona Weather
Elfrida, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elfrida, Cochise County.
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About Elfrida, Arizona
Elfrida is a quiet settlement that unfolds onto the broad, sun-baked plains of southeastern Arizona. It lies 37.4 miles east-north-east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 76°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-south-east of Sunsites. Here, the land stretches out in vast, undulating waves of ochre and sage, meeting a sky that seems impossibly immense and a piercing, cerulean blue. The air itself carries a dry, almost brittle quality, infused with the scent of creosote bush after a rare rain and the faint, metallic tang of distant mineral deposits. Mountains, the stark, jagged teeth of the Chiricahua range, form a formidable backdrop, their slopes a mosaic of scrub oak and prickly pear, softened by the hazy shimmer of heat rising from the earth. The character of Elfrida is one of patient endurance, of a place that has learned to live in harmony with the stark beauty of its surroundings, where life moves with the deliberate pace dictated by the sun's arc. The history of Elfrida is intertwined with the agricultural endeavors that have long defined this corner of Cochise County. Ranching, in particular, has left its indelible mark, the open range and the hardy spirit of those who worked it echoing in the quietude of the present day. While no grand universities or bustling industries dominate the landscape, the local economy finds its pulse in the cultivation of alfalfa and cotton, crops that draw sustenance from the scarce but precious water resources beneath the arid surface. The land here whispers stories of prospectors and homesteaders, of those who sought their fortunes and a new beginning under this relentless sun. There are no famous landmarks drawing throngs of tourists, but the very expanse of the country, the profound silence broken only by the whisper of wind and the distant lowing of cattle, offers a unique and profound attraction to those who seek it.
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| Location | Elfrida, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.685371°N, 109.687014°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85610 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elfrida, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elfrida, 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 Elfrida includes coordinates 31.685371°N, 109.687014°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85610. 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.
