Summit, Arizona Weather
Summit, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Summit, Pima County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Summit.
About Summit, Arizona
Summit sprawls across a broad alluvial fan, a place where the stark geometries of the Sonoran Desert begin to soften. It lies 6.8 miles south-east of Drexel Heights, AZ (from Drexel Heights, AZ: bearing 139°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north of Sahuarita. Jagged peaks, weathered by millennia of wind and sun, form a dramatic backdrop, their slopes a mosaic of saguaro cactus, mesquite, and ocotillo. Below, the land flattens into a vast, sun-baked expanse, punctuated by ephemeral washes that scar the earth after infrequent rains. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of creosote and dust, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a molten quality, bathing the landscape in hues of ochre and rose. This is a place of immense, quiet space, where the horizon stretches out endlessly, promising only more sky and more earth. The history of Summit is tied to the very earth it occupies, a story of tenacious settlement in a challenging environment. Early prospectors, drawn by the whisper of mineral wealth in the surrounding hills, established a foothold here, their efforts echoing in the rusting remnants of abandoned mines that dot the distant slopes. Later, the fertile strips along the washes, however fleeting, allowed for modest agriculture, a fragile lifeline in the arid terrain, with cotton and alfalfa once the proud, if thirsty, staples. Today, Summit’s economy is a more diversified affair, a blend of local services catering to a scattering of ranches and homes, and a growing appreciation for the stark beauty that draws visitors seeking solitude and the unfiltered grandeur of the desert. The pace of life in Summit reflects the immensity of its surroundings – unhurried, deliberate, and attuned to the subtle shifts of the sun and the sky.
Live animated radar for Summit and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Summit, Pima County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.067024°N, 110.95148°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85756 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Summit, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Summit, 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 Summit includes coordinates 32.067024°N, 110.951480°W, situated in Pima County. ZIP code 85756. 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. 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.
