McNeal, Arizona Weather
McNeal, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McNeal, Cochise County.
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About McNeal, Arizona
McNeal rests under the vast, indifferent sky of southeastern Arizona, a place where the earth seems to exhale heat in shimmering waves. It lies 37.4 miles east of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 85°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-north-west of Douglas. The landscape is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and sienna bleeding into the pale blue of the horizon. Sparse, resilient creosote bushes dot the dry, undulating terrain, their leathery leaves holding the scent of rain that rarely arrives. Distant, jagged mountain ranges, the Chiricahuas perhaps, stand as silent sentinels, their peaks softened by the haze of perpetual dryness. The air itself feels ancient, carrying the whisper of wind over sun-baked soil, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, washes over everything with a golden, almost melancholic hue, deepening the shadows and highlighting the stark beauty of the open country. The history of McNeal is as dry and enduring as the land it occupies, a legacy tied to the rugged individualism that has long drawn people to this frontier. Once a stop on the railroad and a hub for local ranches, its economy now largely centers on agriculture, with cattle grazing on the vast tracts of open range, a timeless pursuit against the backdrop of the immense sky. The faint scent of alfalfa sometimes drifts on the breeze, a testament to the hard-won productivity coaxed from this arid soil. While not a place of bustling industry, McNeal possesses a quiet persistence, a character forged in the crucible of isolation and self-reliance, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the silence is often broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the cry of a hawk circling overhead.
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| Location | McNeal, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.601207°N, 109.67007°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85617 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McNeal, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McNeal, 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 McNeal includes coordinates 31.601207°N, 109.670070°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85617. Telephone area code: 520. 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.
