Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona Weather
Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tumacacori-Carmen, Santa Cruz County.
Full aviation weather for Tumacacori-Carmen is published on the Nogales International Airport (KOLS) page, 26 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 KOLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tumacacori-Carmen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tumacacori-Carmen.
About Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona
Tumacacori-Carmen unfolds across a landscape of ochre earth and sparse, tenacious mesquite, where the Santa Cruz River, often a whisper of moisture in the arid air, has sculpted a narrow, verdant ribbon through the surrounding desert. It lies 26.8 miles south-south-west of Sahuarita, AZ (from Sahuarita, AZ: bearing 192°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Rio Rico. The sun, a fierce eye in the vast, cerulean sky, casts sharp shadows that lengthen dramatically as afternoon surrenders to evening, painting the distant, rugged hills in hues of lavender and burnt sienna. The air itself hums with a dry, resonant heat, carrying the faint, sweet scent of creosote after a rare rain, and the occasional, restless breeze rustles through the dry grasses, a sound that seems to echo the quiet resilience of life in this starkly beautiful terrain. This land breathes with the echoes of centuries, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people and the legacy of the Spanish missionaries who established the Mission San Jose de Tumacacori, its weathered adobe walls still standing as a silent sentinel. The local economy, once tied to the fertile riverbanks and the cultivation of cotton and alfalfa, now finds its pulse in the agricultural traditions that persist, supplemented by the steady flow of visitors drawn to the historic mission and the quiet allure of the Sonoran Desert. A distinctive character permeates Tumacacori-Carmen, born of its deep historical roots and the unyielding beauty of its natural surroundings, a place where time seems to move to a different, more deliberate cadence, marked by the changing light and the enduring presence of the land.
Live animated radar for Tumacacori-Carmen 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 | Tumacacori-Carmen, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.5771°N, 111.0468°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85640 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tumacacori-Carmen, 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 Tumacacori-Carmen includes coordinates 31.577100°N, 111.046800°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 85640. 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.
