Gila, Arizona Weather
Gila, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gila, Gila County.
Full aviation weather for Gila is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) page, 69 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 69 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gila specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gila.
About Gila, Arizona
Gila lies under a vast, benevolent sky, a place where the earth exhales a dry, sun-baked breath. It lies 43.5 miles south-east of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 131°T), and is situated 22.7 miles north-east of Globe. The terrain here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, the land rolling gently as if shaped by the patient hand of a giant. Cacti, stout and stoic, punctuate the landscape, their spines glinting like tiny, forgotten needles in the relentless sunshine. Distant mesas rise like ancient altars, their edges softened by the haze that often hangs in the air, a constant reminder of the desert's immense, quiet power. The air itself carries a subtle, mineral tang, a whisper of the ancient rocks and the sparse, resilient life that calls Gila home. This is a land etched by the memory of water, though the Gila River itself now flows in a more distant memory than a present, roaring presence. The economy here has long been tied to the earth’s bounty, to the patient cultivation of crops that can withstand the arid embrace. Ranching, too, has left its indelible mark, the wide-open spaces and the hardy spirit of its practitioners finding a natural home in Gila. Echoes of a mining past still resonate, a subtle hum beneath the surface, hinting at the wealth once drawn from the very bones of the mountains. The pace of life in Gila is unhurried, governed by the slow turn of the sun and the quiet persistence of its people, who have learned to thrive in this stark, beautiful country.
Live animated radar for Gila 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 | Gila, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.637057°N, 110.521546°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85550, 85501 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gila, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gila, 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 Gila includes coordinates 33.637057°N, 110.521546°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85550, 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.
