Mesquite Creek, Arizona Weather
Mesquite Creek, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mesquite Creek, Mohave County.
Full aviation weather for Mesquite Creek is published on the Sun Valley Airport (KA20) page, 4 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. 6 airfields within reach of Mesquite Creek 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 Mesquite Creek: Eagle Airpark (KA09) 10 km · Laughlin Bullhead International Airport (KIFP) 21 km · Needles Airport (KEED) 23 km · Kidwell Airport (K1L4) 47 km · Lake Havasu City Airport (KHII) 48 km
Conditions reported at KA20 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mesquite Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mesquite Creek.
About Mesquite Creek, Arizona
Mesquite Creek lives in a vast, sun-scorched expanse where the sky stretches an impossible blue over rugged, ochre-colored hills. It lies 12.5 miles south of Bullhead City, AZ (from Bullhead City, AZ: bearing 180°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-south-east of Fort Mohave. The landscape is a study in resilience; tenacious creosote bushes, their leaves a deep, waxy green, cling to the dry earth, punctuated by the occasional, stark silhouette of a saguaro cactus, arms raised in silent greeting to the relentless sun. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, painting the distant mesas in shades of rose and lavender, a fleeting benediction before the desert night descends. Wind, the constant sculptor of this terrain, whispers through the sparse vegetation, a low hum that seems to echo the emptiness. The story of Mesquite Creek is etched into the very bones of the land, a narrative of hard-won survival and adaptation. For generations, this region has drawn sustenance from the sparse water sources, a testament to the ingenuity of those who have called it home. While the echoes of mining booms may have faded, leaving behind whispers of boom and bust in the undulating hills, the spirit of enterprise endures. Today, the economy of Mesquite Creek is a quiet hum of ranching and tourism, capitalizing on the raw, untamed beauty that draws visitors seeking solace and adventure. The local character is one of weathered pragmatism, a deep respect for the unforgiving environment, and a neighborly warmth that blooms in the shared experience of this extraordinary desert.
Live animated radar for Mesquite Creek 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 | Mesquite Creek, Mohave County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.966669°N, 114.568575°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86440 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mesquite Creek, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mesquite Creek, 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 Mesquite Creek includes coordinates 34.966669°N, 114.568575°W, situated in Mohave County. ZIP code 86440. 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.
