Star Valley, Arizona Weather
Star Valley, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Star Valley, Gila County.
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About Star Valley, Arizona
Star Valley unfolds as a broad, sun-drenched basin, a wide cradle of earth cupped by the rising shoulders of the Mogollon Rim. It lies 17.1 miles north-north-west of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 327°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-north-east of Payson. Here, the sky feels vast, a boundless canvas of cerulean that deepens to indigo at dusk, bleeding into hues of rose and amethyst. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones: ochre clays that bake hard under the summer sun, sagebrush that clings to rocky outcrops with tenacious grace, and scattered ponderosa pines that scent the air with their warm, resinous perfume. The valley floor, generally level but punctuated by ancient washes and the occasional weathered butte, slopes gently towards unseen drainages, suggesting a slow, persistent journey of water across the millennia. The history of Star Valley is etched not in grand monuments but in the resilient spirit of its people and the enduring character of the land. Once a vital artery for cattle drives, its economy now leans on the quiet hum of agriculture, with alfalfa fields spreading like emerald carpets under the relentless Arizona sun. Small ranches, their corrugated metal roofs glinting like scattered coins, dot the landscape, testament to generations who have coaxed life from this arid soil. There's a palpable sense of enduring tradition here, a quiet rhythm to life that honors the legacy of those who first settled this remote and beautiful corner of Gila County.
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| Location | Star Valley, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.255035°N, 111.258467°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85541 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Star Valley, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Star Valley, 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 Star Valley includes coordinates 34.255035°N, 111.258467°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85541. 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.
