Whetstone, Arizona Weather
Whetstone, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whetstone, Cochise County.
Full aviation weather for Whetstone is published on the Benson Municipal Airport/Paul Kerchum Field (KE95) page, 5 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. 6 airfields within reach of Whetstone have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Whetstone: Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field (KFHU) 41 km · Tombstone Municipal Airport (KP29) 44 km · Cochise County Airport (KP33) 53 km · Davis Monthan Air Force Base (KDMA) 56 km · Tucson International Airport (KTUS) 59 km
Conditions reported at KE95 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whetstone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whetstone.
About Whetstone, Arizona
Whetstone lies beneath a sky that stretches, impossibly vast, over the dusty plains. It lies 27.9 miles north of Sierra Vista, AZ (from Sierra Vista, AZ: bearing 355°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west-south-west of Benson. The land here is a study in muted ochres and pale greens, the scrubby mesquite and hardy creosote bushes clinging stubbornly to the earth. Distant mountains, their peaks softened by the haze of countless suns, form a rugged, ancient horizon. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, and the silence is broken only by the whisper of the wind and the occasional, piercing cry of a hawk circling high above. Sunlight, when it falls, is a tangible presence, bleaching the colors and etching sharp, clear shadows across the baked ground. This is a place where the past feels close, a quiet echo of the ranching days that shaped its character. Whetstone's economy has long been tied to the land, with cattle grazing on the wide-open spaces and the occasional, determined attempt at agriculture in the fertile pockets near the San Pedro River. The river itself, a ribbon of life through the arid landscape, has been a constant draw for settlers and wildlife alike, its banks offering a welcome contrast to the surrounding desert. While not a bustling metropolis, Whetstone possesses a distinct, unpretentious charm, a resilience born of its challenging environment and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Whetstone 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 | Whetstone, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.957306°N, 110.342018°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85602, 85616 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whetstone, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whetstone, 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 Whetstone includes coordinates 31.957306°N, 110.342018°W, situated in Cochise County. ZIP code 85602, 85616. 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.
