Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Weather
Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County.
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About Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona
Oak Creek Canyon is a dramatic fissure in the earth, a vibrant slash of red rock and verdant life that cleaves the high plateau of northern Arizona. It lies 18.4 miles south-south-west of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 198°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north of Sedona. The canyon walls rise sheer and imposing, their sandstone faces glowing with an almost impossible intensity under the desert sun, shifting from ochre to deep rust as the day progresses. Below, the creek itself, a ribbon of cool, clear water, winds its way through a surprising profusion of cottonwood trees and fragrant pines, their deep green a startling contrast to the arid surroundings. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of juniper and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones. Sunlight, when it breaks through the narrow opening of the sky overhead, falls in broad, warm shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing like tiny spirits in the stillness. This place has long been a sanctuary, its history whispered in the wind that rustles through the ancient trees and echoed in the enduring presence of the creek. For centuries, indigenous peoples found sustenance and shelter within its protective embrace, their stories now embedded in the ochre pictographs that grace sheltered alcoves. Later, prospectors and settlers, drawn by the promise of water and the stark beauty, established small homesteads, their legacy a scattering of weathered cabins and the quiet persistence of irrigation ditches. Today, the local economy in Oak Creek Canyon is largely sustained by the steady stream of visitors who come to hike its trails, swim in its cool waters, and marvel at its geological grandeur, drawn to the palpable sense of peace that permeates its depths. The small, unassuming villages that dot its floor seem to exist in a gentle suspension, their daily rhythms dictated less by the clock and more by the slow, deliberate passage of the sun across the sky.
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| Location | Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.944387°N, 111.752834°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86336 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Creek Canyon, 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 Oak Creek Canyon includes coordinates 34.944387°N, 111.752834°W, situated in Coconino County. ZIP code 86336. 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. 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.
