Florence, Arizona Weather
Florence, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Florence, Pinal County.
Full aviation weather for Florence is published on the Coolidge Municipal Airport (KP08) page, 11 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 Florence 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 Florence: Casa Grande Municipal Airport (KCGZ) 36 km · Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) 37 km · Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) 40 km · Chandler Municipal Airport (KCHD) 48 km · Ak-Chin Regional Airport (KA39) 50 km
Conditions reported at KP08 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Florence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Florence.
About Florence, Arizona
Florence, Arizona, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the persistent sun and the subtle undulations of the Sonoran Desert. It lies 13.7 miles south-east of San Tan Valley, AZ (from San Tan Valley, AZ: bearing 144°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-north-east of Coolidge. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, where creosote bushes, their leathery leaves holding the scent of rain that may or may not come, punctuate the ochre and sienna soil. Distant mesas, their profiles softened by the haze of heat, stand as ancient sentinels against the vast, often impossibly blue sky. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a gentle caress that speaks of open spaces and the quiet endurance of life in this arid embrace. Even the shadows, long and sharp in the morning and late afternoon, seem to possess a tangible weight, defining the contours of the terrain with a stark, beautiful clarity. Florence carries the weight of its territorial past, a history deeply entwined with the development of Arizona. Once a crucial stop on the stagecoach routes and a hub for cattle ranching, its economy has evolved, now finding strength in agriculture, particularly cotton and citrus, nourished by the lifeblood of the Gila River. The Pinal County Courthouse, a stately red brick edifice, stands as a silent witness to decades of legal proceedings and community gatherings, its clock tower a familiar landmark against the wide horizon. The rhythm of daily life in Florence is one of measured progress, where the echoes of its frontier origins can still be felt in the straightforward dealings of its residents and the unhurried pace that seems to settle over the town as the sun dips below the western mountains, painting the sky in hues of fiery orange and soft lavender.
Live animated radar for Florence 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 | Florence, Pinal County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.031451°N, 111.387343°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85132 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Florence, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Florence, 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 Florence includes coordinates 33.031451°N, 111.387343°W, situated in Pinal County. ZIP code 85132. 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.
