Greenlee, Arizona Weather
Greenlee, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Greenlee, Greenlee County.
Full aviation weather for Greenlee is published on the Greenlee County Airport (KCFT) page, 32 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. 2 airfields within reach of Greenlee 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 Greenlee: Safford Regional Airport (KSAD) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenlee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenlee.
About Greenlee, Arizona
Greenlee lies under a sky so vast it seems to absorb all the day's sharp edges, leaving only a softened, ochre glow by late afternoon. It lies 36.6 miles north-east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 46°T), and is situated 13.1 miles north of Clifton. The land here is a study in patient erosion, the low, rounded hills of the Gila Valley giving way to the more rugged contours of the surrounding higher country, all painted in shades of sun-baked rust and pale sage. Sparse mesquite and creosote bush cling to the dry earth, their shadows stretching long and thin as the sun begins its descent, painting the very air with a luminous, golden dust. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through dry grasses and the occasional, distant cry of a hawk circling overhead, a sentinel in this wide, quiet dominion. The heartbeat of Greenlee has long been tied to the earth's hidden veins, a legacy of mining that has shaped its character and economy for generations. While the boom times of ore extraction may have subsided, the spirit of resilience and hard work remains, a quiet testament to the generations who sought their fortunes in the mineral-rich soil. The Gila River, a ribbon of life in this arid expanse, has also played its part, sustaining small ranches and agricultural endeavors that dot the landscape with patches of green. Life in Greenlee moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a gentle rhythm that allows for a deep connection to the land and a neighborly camaraderie forged in shared experience.
Live animated radar for Greenlee 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.
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| Location | Greenlee, Greenlee County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.24056°N, 109.283153°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85533, 85532 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenlee, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenlee, 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 Greenlee includes coordinates 33.240560°N, 109.283153°W, situated in Greenlee County. ZIP code 85533, 85532. 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.
