Grand Canyon West, Arizona Weather
Grand Canyon West, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grand Canyon West, Mohave County.
Full aviation weather for Grand Canyon West is published on the Grand Canyon West Airport (K1G4) page, 1 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. 3 airfields within reach of Grand Canyon West 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 Grand Canyon West: Pearce Ferry Airport (KL25) 24 km · Temple Bar Airport (KU30) 46 km
Conditions reported at K1G4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grand Canyon West specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grand Canyon West.
About Grand Canyon West, Arizona
Grand Canyon West unfurls across a high desert plateau, a stark and magnificent expanse where the earth has been rent open by an ancient, relentless river. It lies 56.1 miles north-north-east of Kingman, AZ (from Kingman, AZ: bearing 13°T), and is situated 13.9 miles east of Meadview. The landscape here is a symphony of ochre, rust, and deep crimson, sculpted by eons of wind and water into colossal amphitheaters and razor-edged mesas. The air, thin and dry, carries the scent of sun-baked rock and resilient desert flora, a constant, subtle perfume that clings to everything. Sunlight, a golden, almost tangible force, washes over the land, deepening the shadows in the vast chasms and illuminating the distant, hazy outlines of the Cerbat Mountains. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant cry of a raven, a silence that feels as old as the rocks themselves. This is the ancestral homeland of the Hualapai people, whose history is as deeply etched into this land as the canyon itself. For generations, they have lived in harmony with this challenging yet bountiful environment, their culture intricately woven with the rhythms of the desert. The economy of Grand Canyon West is now intrinsically linked to the awe-inspiring natural wonder it encompasses, drawing visitors from across the globe to witness the grandeur of the West Rim. The Skywalk, a breathtaking glass-bottomed bridge extending out over the canyon, has become a singular landmark, offering an unparalleled, vertiginous perspective. It is a place where the ancient past meets a burgeoning present, a testament to human resilience and the enduring power of nature.
Live animated radar for Grand Canyon West 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 | Grand Canyon West, Mohave County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35.979218°N, 113.820468°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86434 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grand Canyon West, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grand Canyon West, 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 Grand Canyon West includes coordinates 35.979218°N, 113.820468°W, situated in Mohave County. ZIP code 86434. Telephone area code: 928. 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.
