Gisela, Arizona Weather
Gisela, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gisela, Gila County.
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About Gisela, Arizona
Gisela lies where the Mogollon Rim begins its dramatic descent into the Salt River Valley, a place where the ponderosa pines of the high country give way to the scrub oak and manzanita of the lower elevations. It lies 11.3 miles west-north-west of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-east of Payson. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, resinous scent, a mingling of sun-baked earth and the sharp perfume of juniper. Winding roads snake through the terrain, offering glimpses of rugged canyons and distant, hazy mesas, their contours softened by the pervasive, golden light that seems to cling to the land. The silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through the dry grasses or the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead, a testament to the wildness that still holds sway in this corner of Arizona. This is a landscape shaped by water, even in its apparent aridity, with the Salt River and its tributaries having sculpted the very bones of the earth over millennia. Gisela's history is intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of these waterways, and more recently, to the pursuit of precious metals that once drew prospectors and miners to these rugged hills. While the boomtown days are long past, a quiet resilience persists, a spirit forged in the crucible of hard work and self-reliance. The local economy, though modest, reflects this heritage, with a scattering of small ranches and a few hardy businesses catering to the few travelers who find their way to this secluded locale, drawn by the promise of solitude and the raw, untamed beauty of the Arizona wilderness.
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| Location | Gisela, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.101705°N, 111.279855°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85541 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gisela, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gisela, 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 Gisela includes coordinates 34.101705°N, 111.279855°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85541. 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. 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.
