Parker, Arizona Weather
Parker, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parker, La Paz County.
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About Parker, Arizona
Parker lies on the eastern edge of the Colorado River, a ribbon of life unspooling through a landscape of stark, sun-baked beauty. It lies 23.1 miles south of Lake Havasu, AZ (from Lake Havasu, AZ: bearing 175°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-west of Cienega Springs. The land rises in broad, ochre-colored mesas that hold the intense light of the Arizona sun, their ancient forms softened by the persistent caress of desert winds. Sparse, resilient creosote bushes and prickly pear cacti dot the terrain, their muted greens and greys a testament to survival in this arid realm. The air itself feels thin and pure, carrying the faint, dry scent of dust and distant sage, and when evening descends, the sky bleeds into a molten gold and bruised purple, a spectacle that stills the breath. The history of Parker is deeply entwined with the water it commands. Once a vital hub for steamboat traffic navigating the treacherous currents of the Colorado before the advent of dams, its fortunes shifted with the changing tides of transportation and agriculture. Today, the river remains the lifeblood of Parker, irrigating vast fields of alfalfa and cotton that create improbable emerald swathes against the desert's palette. This agricultural bounty supports a hardy local economy, a quiet industriousness that hums beneath the vast, indifferent sky. Beyond the fields, the nearby Parker Dam stands as a monumental feat of engineering, a silent sentinel controlling the flow that sustains life in this thirsty corner of the world, a place where the raw power of nature meets the enduring spirit of human endeavor.
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| Location | Parker, La Paz County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.150016°N, 114.289118°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85344 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parker, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parker, 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 Parker includes coordinates 34.150016°N, 114.289118°W, situated in La Paz County. ZIP code 85344. Telephone area code: 480. 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.
