Prescott, Arizona Weather
Prescott, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Prescott, Yavapai County.
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About Prescott, Arizona
Prescott rests in a high desert basin, cradled by the undulating, pine-studded slopes of the Bradshaw Mountains. It lies 9.9 miles west-south-west of Prescott Valley, AZ (from Prescott Valley, AZ: bearing 241°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-south-east of Iron Springs. The air here, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a crispness, a clean scent of Ponderosa pine and dry earth, that feels ancient and utterly present. The landscape is a study in subtle transitions: the scrubby resilience of juniper and manzanita giving way to stands of towering conifers, their bark a rough, russet canvas. Sunlight, when it breaks through, has a singular quality, a golden, almost tangible luminescence that seems to soak into the very rock formations, highlighting their weathered contours. The terrain itself is a testament to geological forces, a sculpted, stony expanse where the desert meets the mountains, and the sky feels impossibly vast. Prescott, once the territorial capital, carries the deep strata of its mining past, a history etched into the very bones of its historic downtown square. Whiskey Row, with its saloons and Victorian architecture, whispers of rowdy days, of fortunes won and lost in the earth’s dark embrace. Today, the economy is a more varied creature, blending the echoes of its frontier heritage with the burgeoning appeal of outdoor recreation and a vibrant arts scene. The nearby Granite Dells, with their colossal, sculpted boulders and the shimmering waters of Watson Lake, draw visitors seeking the stark, arresting beauty of this high-desert country. The rhythm of Prescott is one of measured progress, a town that acknowledges its storied past without being entirely bound by it, maintaining a character that feels both robust and gently weathered.
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| Location | Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.540024°N, 112.468502°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86303, 86305, 86301, 86302, 86304 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prescott, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prescott, 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 Prescott includes coordinates 34.540024°N, 112.468502°W, situated in Yavapai County. ZIP code 86303, 86305, 86301, 86302, 86304. 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.
