Sells, Arizona Weather
Sells, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sells, Pima County.
Full aviation weather for Sells is published on the Ryan Field (KRYN) page, 71 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KRYN describe the airfield itself. Weather 71 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sells specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sells.
About Sells, Arizona
Sells rests in a wide basin, a land etched by wind and sun. It lies 52.4 miles west-south-west of Drexel Heights, AZ (from Drexel Heights, AZ: bearing 253°T), and is situated 29.9 miles south-south-east of Santa Rosa. The horizon here is a perpetually soft line, where the pale, dusty earth bleeds into a sky of almost impossibly vibrant blue, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the distant, hulking mountain ranges. Saguaros, like stoic sentinels, punctuate the scrubby landscape, their arms raised in a silent, enduring salute. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a perfume of creosote and sun-baked rock, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk. The history of Sells is inextricably tied to the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose ancestral lands surround and encompass this place, shaping its cultural pulse and the very way of life. For generations, this has been a center for their community, a place where traditions are not just remembered but lived. The local economy, like the land itself, is hardy and resilient, reliant on the enduring spirit of its people, with a focus on ranching and the careful stewardship of the desert environment. There are no grand monuments or bustling industries here; instead, the distinctive character of Sells is found in the quiet dignity of its inhabitants, their deep connection to this starkly beautiful, unforgiving terrain, and the enduring strength of their heritage.
Live animated radar for Sells 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 | Sells, Pima County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.912022°N, 111.881234°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85634 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sells, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sells, 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 Sells includes coordinates 31.912022°N, 111.881234°W, situated in Pima County. ZIP code 85634. Telephone area code: 520. 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.
