Santa Cruz, Arizona Weather
Santa Cruz, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Santa Cruz, Pinal County.
Full aviation weather for Santa Cruz is published on the Estrella Sailport Gliderport (KE68) page, 16 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. 6 airfields within reach of Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) 28 km · Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR) 29 km · Glendale Municipal Airport (KGEU) 35 km · Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) 40 km · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) 52 km
Conditions reported at KE68 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Santa Cruz specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Santa Cruz.
About Santa Cruz, Arizona
Santa Cruz slumbers beneath a vast Pinal County sky, a place where the Sonoran Desert’s dry, scrubby embrace begins to soften. It lies 9.3 miles south of Laveen, AZ (from Laveen, AZ: bearing 179°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Ahwatukee Foothills. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, punctuated by the stoic saguaros that stand like ancient sentinels against the horizon. Low, rolling hills, dusted with creosote and brittlebush, lead the eye towards distant, hazy mountain ranges that shift in color with the sun’s arc. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a tangible presence that seems to absorb sound and slow the passage of time. Even the few scattered cottonwoods that cling to the ephemeral washes offer a whisper of green against the pervasive ochre and rust. This stretch of Pinal County, where Santa Cruz makes its home, holds a history etched by the relentless pursuit of water and sustenance. Once a significant stop on early travel routes, its economy has long been tied to the agricultural bounty that the scarce desert rains, and more importantly, irrigation, can coax from the soil. Fields of cotton and alfalfa, vibrant green ribbons against the parched earth, speak of enduring human endeavor and a deep connection to the land's potential. While larger settlements have drawn away some of the historical bustle, Santa Cruz retains a quiet dignity, a place where the legacy of hardy pioneers and the ongoing hum of agricultural life remain palpable, a distinctive character shaped by the sun, the soil, and the unyielding spirit of the Sonoran Desert.
Live animated radar for Santa Cruz 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 | Santa Cruz, Pinal County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.228103°N, 112.166537°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85634, 85339 |
| Area Code | 520, 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Cruz, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz includes coordinates 33.228103°N, 112.166537°W, situated in Pinal County. ZIP code 85634, 85339. Telephone area code: 520, 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.
