Top-of-the-World, Arizona Weather
Top-of-the-World, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Top-of-the-World, Pinal County.
Full aviation weather for Top-of-the-World is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) page, 15 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KE81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Top-of-the-World specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Top-of-the-World.
About Top-of-the-World, Arizona
Top-of-the-World in Gila County, Arizona, unfurls across a high, windswept plateau, a place where the sky feels close enough to touch. It lies 31.7 miles north-east of Florence, AZ (from Florence, AZ: bearing 46°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-north-east of Superior. Pine trees, their needles a deep, resonant green, stand sentinel against the vast expanse of cerulean, their trunks weathered and scarred by the elements. Rolling hills, cloaked in the muted ochre and russet of the high desert scrub, stretch out in every direction, punctuated by the occasional, stark silhouette of a saguaro cactus reaching skyward. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of pine resin and sun-baked earth, and when the wind whispers through the grasses, it sounds like the murmur of ancient secrets. At the fringes of the settlement, the land drops away into rugged canyons, their depths hinting at hidden springs and the patient work of erosion. The history of Top-of-the-World is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring legacy of the land’s mineral wealth. For generations, prospectors and miners have sought their fortunes in the earth beneath this high country, drawn by the promise of copper and other precious ores. This legacy still breathes in the character of the place, a rugged independence and a deep connection to the cycles of boom and bust. The local economy, while diversified, still feels the pull of its mining roots, with many residents finding work in the surrounding mines or in the support services that cater to them. The pace of life in Top-of-the-World is measured, dictated less by clocks and more by the passage of the sun across the wide-open sky, the subtle shifts in the wind, and the enduring, quiet beauty of this elevated corner of Arizona.
Live animated radar for Top-of-the-World 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.
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| Location | Top-of-the-World, Pinal County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.3495°N, 110.992615°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85539 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Top-of-the-World, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Top-of-the-World, 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 Top-of-the-World includes coordinates 33.349500°N, 110.992615°W, situated in Pinal County. ZIP code 85539. 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.
