Topawa, Arizona Weather
Topawa, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Topawa, Pima County.
Full aviation weather for Topawa is published on the Ryan Field (KRYN) page, 71 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 KRYN describe the airfield itself. Weather 71 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Topawa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Topawa.
About Topawa, Arizona
Topawa rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin, a place where the earth exhales warmth and the sky stretches an impossibly wide, pale blue. It lies 51.9 miles west-south-west of Drexel Heights, AZ (from Drexel Heights, AZ: bearing 244°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-east of Sells. The landscape here is a study in muted resilience, a vast expanse of creosote and mesquite where the ground, a dusty ochre, rises and falls in gentle, ancient swells. Jagged mountain ranges, the Tortolitas and the Sierritas, shoulder the horizon, their peaks often softened by a haze that shimmers like a veil, particularly as the day begins its slow descent into twilight. Canyons, etched deep by ephemeral washes, snake through the foothills, hinting at the hidden veins of water that sustain this arid land, and the air itself carries a dry, clean scent of dust and sun-baked sage. The story of Topawa is intrinsically bound to the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose ancestral lands embrace this quiet corner of Pima County, shaping its character and enduring traditions. For generations, the rhythms of life here have been dictated by the subtle shifts of the desert climate and the careful management of scarce resources, a legacy that imbues the very air with a sense of patient endurance. While agriculture, particularly cattle ranching and some limited cultivation, forms the backbone of the local economy, the true wealth of Topawa lies in its deep cultural roots and the quiet dignity of its people. The nearby San Xavier del Bac Mission, a magnificent testament to Spanish colonial history, stands as a prominent landmark, drawing visitors who seek to understand the confluence of cultures that defines this region, a place where the past whispers on the wind through the saguaros.
Live animated radar for Topawa 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 | Topawa, Pima County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.813969°N, 111.825676°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85639 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Topawa, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Topawa, 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 Topawa includes coordinates 31.813969°N, 111.825676°W, situated in Pima County. ZIP code 85639. 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.
