Tacna, Arizona Weather
Tacna, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tacna, Yuma County.
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About Tacna, Arizona
Tacna rests on a broad, sun-bleached plain where the land stretches towards a horizon blurred by heat haze. It lies 26.8 miles east of Fortuna Foothills, AZ (from Fortuna Foothills, AZ: bearing 84°T), and is situated 11.4 miles east of Wellton. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast expanse of scrub and low-lying desert vegetation that seems to drink the very light from the sky. Occasional mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, offer sparse shade against the relentless sun, their thorns a quiet warning. The air itself feels dry and mineral, carrying the scent of dust and distant, unseen blossoms. Evenings here bring a spectacular transformation, as the sky bleeds into hues of rose and deep violet, a fleeting masterpiece painted across the immense canvas of the desert. The story of Tacna is deeply entwined with the arid embrace of its surroundings, a place where human endeavor has patiently coaxed life from the reluctant soil. Once a vital stop along the historic Butterfield Overland Mail route, its early days were shaped by the hardy travelers who braved this rugged landscape. Today, the local economy hums with the quiet industry of agriculture, where carefully managed irrigation channels bring life to fields of cotton and alfalfa, their vibrant green a stark contrast to the surrounding ochre. The shadow of the railroad, which once brought prosperity and connection, still lingers, a reminder of the evolving pathways of commerce. Tacna maintains a character of enduring resilience, a quiet dignity born of generations who have learned to thrive in this demanding, yet profoundly beautiful, corner of the desert.
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| Location | Tacna, Yuma County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.697547°N, 113.953543°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85352, 85356 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tacna, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tacna, 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 Tacna includes coordinates 32.697547°N, 113.953543°W, situated in Yuma County. ZIP code 85352, 85356. 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.
