Turkey Creek, Arizona Weather
Turkey Creek, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Turkey Creek, Navajo County.
Full aviation weather for Turkey Creek is published on the Show Low Regional Airport (KSOW) page, 52 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 KSOW describe the airfield itself. Weather 52 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Turkey Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Turkey Creek.
About Turkey Creek, Arizona
Turkey Creek lies in a broad, sun-baked basin where the earth has been painted in ochre and rust. It lies 65.1 miles north of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 350°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south-south-east of Whiteriver. The landscape here is a study in muted tones, a vast expanse of low-lying scrub and hardy grasses that surrender to the relentless Arizona sun. Jagged mesas, their flanks scarred by eons of wind and water, rise with a quiet majesty against a sky that often burns a startling cerulean. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint scent of dust and the resinous perfume of distant juniper. Even the shadows, when they finally lengthen, seem to hold a certain warmth, clinging to the contours of the land like a second skin. The history of Turkey Creek is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the earth, with cattle ranching and a hardy agricultural tradition shaping the character of the place. The faint, almost spectral presence of old mining claims can still be felt, a whisper of boom-and-bust cycles that have long since faded into the vastness. Life moves at a deliberate pace in Turkey Creek, where the days are measured by the sun’s arc and the quiet industry of those who call this rugged country home.
Live animated radar for Turkey Creek 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 | Turkey Creek, Navajo County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.8011°N, 109.9461°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85941 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Turkey Creek, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Turkey Creek, 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 Turkey Creek includes coordinates 33.801100°N, 109.946100°W, situated in Navajo County. ZIP code 85941. Telephone area code: 928. 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.
