Ventana, Arizona Weather
Ventana, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ventana, Pima County.
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About Ventana, Arizona
Ventana lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a patchwork of ochre earth and stubborn scrub where the Sonoran Desert asserts its austere beauty. It lies 38.3 miles south-south-east of Estrella, AZ (from Estrella, AZ: bearing 165°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-west of Santa Rosa. The land here is a study in resilience, a place where saguaros stand like ancient sentinels and the air, even in the early morning, carries a dry, mineral tang that promises the day's heat. Canyons, etched by infrequent but torrential rains, scar the landscape, their shadowed depths offering a cool respite from the relentless sun. The light itself seems to possess a unique quality, particularly as the sun begins its descent, bathing the distant mountains in a soft, rose-gold haze that makes the very air feel luminous. The history of Ventana is as deeply rooted as the mesquite trees that dot its periphery, a story entwined with the early prospectors and ranchers who sought fortune and sustenance in this unforgiving terrain. While once a hub for mining operations, the economic pulse of Ventana now beats more softly, often tied to the surrounding agricultural lands that, with careful irrigation, yield crops against all odds. The distinctive character of Ventana is perhaps best felt in the quiet rhythm of its days, a slow unfurling that acknowledges the power of the sun and the profound silence of the desert, a silence that can be both unnerving and deeply peaceful, drawing you into its ancient embrace.
Live animated radar for Ventana and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ventana, Pima County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.466171°N, 112.243196°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85321 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ventana, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ventana, 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 Ventana includes coordinates 32.466171°N, 112.243196°W, situated in Pima County. ZIP code 85321. 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.
