Mescal, Arizona Weather
Mescal, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mescal, Cochise County.
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About Mescal, Arizona
Mescal lies spread beneath a sky that often bleeds into shades of bruised plum and fiery ochre as the sun dips below the rugged horizon of the Chiricahua Mountains. It lies 30.6 miles east of Sahuarita, AZ (from Sahuarita, AZ: bearing 86°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Benson. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast expanse of scrub oak and mesquite clinging tenaciously to the undulating terrain, punctuated by the occasional stoic saguaro reaching skyward like a silent sentinel. Dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything with a soft, persistent veil, stirred by the infrequent but potent desert winds that whisper secrets of ages past through the dry grasses. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of creosote after a rare rain, and the immense silence is broken only by the scratch of a lizard's claws or the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead. The story of Mescal is one of resilience, etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who have sought their fortune and found their home amidst its stark beauty. Once a vital stop along the railroad, its economy now largely revolves around the quiet tenacity of agriculture, with ranchers coaxing life from the arid soil, raising cattle that graze on the sparse but nutritious desert vegetation. Though the grand days of the railway have faded, a sense of quiet purpose still imbues the place; a rhythm dictated by the sun's arc and the slow, deliberate unfolding of the seasons. The few weathered buildings that comprise Mescal stand as humble testaments to a past that continues to inform the present, a place where the land's enduring character shapes the lives of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Mescal, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.990082°N, 110.435353°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85602 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mescal, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mescal, 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 Mescal includes coordinates 31.990082°N, 110.435353°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85602. 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.
