Superior, Arizona Weather
Superior, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Superior, Pinal County.
Full aviation weather for Superior is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) page, 3 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. 3 airfields within reach of Superior 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 Superior: Coolidge Municipal Airport (KP08) 50 km · Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) 52 km
Conditions reported at KE81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Superior specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Superior.
About Superior, Arizona
Superior unfolds across a rugged canvas of Arizona's Pinal County, a land where the earth itself seems to sigh under the immense, unwavering gaze of the sun. It lies 24.7 miles north-east of Florence, AZ (from Florence, AZ: bearing 43°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-south-west of Globe. Jagged peaks, stained ochre and rust by eons of wind and rain, provide a dramatic backdrop to the scrub-dotted terrain, where saguaros stand like stoic sentinels. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at the mineral-rich soil and the sparse but resilient life that clings to this arid expanse. Shadows stretch long and distorted across the dusty roads and low-slung buildings of Superior, painting the landscape in shifting hues of gold and deep indigo as the day progresses. This is a place forged in the crucible of mining, its very name a testament to the aspirations of those who sought fortune beneath its rocky surface. For decades, the extraction of copper was the lifeblood of Superior, shaping its economy and imprinting a distinct character upon its inhabitants, a resilience born of hard work and the fickle nature of the earth's bounty. Though the grand mining operations have long since waned, the legacy remains, visible in the weathered facades of buildings and the quiet dignity of a community that knows the rhythm of boom and bust. Today, Superior draws a different kind of visitor, those seeking the raw beauty of the Sonoran Desert, the quietude of its vast skies, and the enduring spirit of a town that continues to find its way forward.
Live animated radar for Superior 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 | Superior, Pinal County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.293945°N, 111.09623°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85173 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Superior, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Superior, 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 Superior includes coordinates 33.293945°N, 111.096230°W, situated in Pinal County. ZIP code 85173. 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. 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.
