North Mountain, Arizona Weather
North Mountain, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for North Mountain, Maricopa County.
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About North Mountain, Arizona
North Mountain rises as a stoic sentinel against the vast, sun-bleached canvas of Maricopa County, its rugged slopes a testament to the enduring forces that shaped this arid landscape. It lies 5.0 miles north-east of Glendale, AZ (from Glendale, AZ: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-north-west of Phoenix. The terrain here is a symphony of ochre and rust, where ancient basalt and rhyolite have been weathered into formations that catch the light with a fierce, unwavering intensity. Canyons, etched by millennia of flash floods, twist and turn like forgotten narratives, their rocky walls often softened by the tenacious sprawl of creosote and the delicate blush of brittlebush. In the soft, diffused glow of dawn, the mountain wears a mantle of pale gold, the air still cool and carrying the faint, earthy perfume of desert sage. This particular prominence, North Mountain, has long been a silent witness to the ebb and flow of human endeavor in this corner of the Sonoran Desert. Its history is interwoven with the early agricultural ambitions of settlers drawn by the promise of fertile lands in the broader valley, a promise largely fulfilled by complex irrigation systems that transformed the aridity into a source of life. While modern Maricopa County buzzes with a rapidly expanding urban sprawl, the immediate surroundings of North Mountain retain a more elemental character, a place where the legacy of mining, though diminished, still whispers through abandoned claims and the ghost of a boomtown past. The economy here, though diverse, often finds its roots in the very land, with a continued appreciation for its natural beauty and the recreational opportunities it affords, attracting hikers and nature enthusiasts who seek communion with its stark, captivating grandeur.
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| Location | North Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.584473°N, 112.119176°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85029, 85021 |
| Area Code | 602, 623 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Mountain, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Mountain, 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 North Mountain includes coordinates 33.584473°N, 112.119176°W, situated in Maricopa County. ZIP code 85029, 85021. Telephone area code: 602, 623. 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.
