Summit, Arizona Weather
Summit, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Summit, Pima County.
Full aviation weather for Summit is published on the Tucson International Airport (KTUS) page, 6 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 Summit 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 Summit: Davis Monthan Air Force Base (KDMA) 13 km · Ryan Field (KRYN) 23 km · Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ) 46 km · Benson Municipal Airport/Paul Kerchum Field (KE95) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTUS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Summit specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
