Red Rock, Arizona Weather
Red Rock, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Red Rock, Pinal County.
Full aviation weather for Red Rock is published on the Pinal Airpark (KMZJ) page, 7 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. 5 airfields within reach of Red Rock 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 Red Rock: Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ) 21 km · Coolidge Municipal Airport (KP08) 41 km · Ryan Field (KRYN) 50 km · Casa Grande Municipal Airport (KCGZ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMZJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Rock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Rock.
About Red Rock, Arizona
Red Rock unfolds under a vast, cerulean sky, a land sculpted by the patient hand of erosion into a tableau of ochre, sienna, and the muted greens of resilient desert flora. It lies 11.3 miles north-north-west of Marana, AZ (from Marana, AZ: bearing 329°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Avra Valley. The landscape here is a study in contrasts, where the sharp, broken edges of ancient volcanic rock give way to the softer contours of alluvial fans and the surprisingly fertile pockets that punctuate the arid expanse. Sunlight, a fierce, unwavering presence for much of the year, bleaches the very air, lending a shimmering intensity to the distant mesas and casting long, dramatic shadows across the sun-baked earth as the day begins to wane. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through sparse creosote or the distant, melodic call of a desert bird, a quietude that feels both ancient and deeply peaceful. This corner of Pinal County has long been a crossroads, its early history tied to the vital arteries of trade and transit that traversed the Sonoran Desert. The very soil here whispers of a past where hardy pioneers and resourceful prospectors etched their livelihoods from the unforgiving terrain, their efforts now a subtle undercurrent to the present-day agricultural endeavors that thrive in the surprisingly productive valleys. The local economy, a blend of enduring ranching traditions and the cultivation of crops that defy the desert's reputation, speaks to a persistent ingenuity. Red Rock, though modest in scale, possesses a character forged by this enduring spirit, a place where the vastness of the land invites contemplation and a quiet appreciation for the tenacious beauty of life in the arid West.
Live animated radar for Red Rock 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 | Red Rock, Pinal County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.57618°N, 111.325666°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85658, 86336, 85131 |
| Area Code | 928, 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Rock, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Rock, 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 Red Rock includes coordinates 32.576180°N, 111.325666°W, situated in Pinal County. ZIP code 85658, 86336, 85131. Telephone area code: 928, 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. 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.
