Iron Springs, Arizona Weather
Iron Springs, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Iron Springs, Yavapai County.
Full aviation weather for Iron Springs is published on the Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (KPRC) page, 16 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 KPRC describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Iron Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Iron Springs.
About Iron Springs, Arizona
Iron Springs rises from the high desert floor, a collection of low-slung buildings and weathered fences against a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 6.5 miles west-north-west of Prescott, AZ (from Prescott, AZ: bearing 298°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-west of Williamson. The land here is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, rust, and the pale straw of dried grasses, all stretching towards distant, hazy mesas that bleed into the horizon. Scrub juniper and mesquite cling stubbornly to the arroyos, their gnarled branches catching the thin, sharp light that carves deep shadows in the afternoon. The air, when it moves, carries the dry, clean scent of dust and sun-baked rock, a constant reminder of the immensity of the surrounding wilderness. The story of Iron Springs is deeply entwined with the earth it rests upon, a legacy of mining that once pulsed through its veins. Prospectors and miners, drawn by whispers of precious metals, laid the foundations for this sparse settlement, their hopes and hardships etched into the very contours of the land. While the boom times have long since faded, the spirit of self-reliance and quiet endurance remains, a characteristic of Iron Springs that endures. Today, a different kind of industry sustains the area, with ranching and a growing appreciation for the stark, unspoiled beauty drawing a steady stream of visitors seeking refuge from the clamor of more populated places. The silence here is not empty, but full of the rustle of unseen creatures and the slow, patient breath of the desert.
Live animated radar for Iron Springs 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 | Iron Springs, Yavapai County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.584746°N, 112.569895°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86305, 86301 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iron Springs, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iron Springs, 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 Iron Springs includes coordinates 34.584746°N, 112.569895°W, situated in Yavapai County. ZIP code 86305, 86301. 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.
