Whitmore Wash, Arizona Weather
Whitmore Wash, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitmore Wash, Mohave County.
Full aviation weather for Whitmore Wash is published on the Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip (K1Z1) page, 13 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. 2 airfields within reach of Whitmore Wash 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 Whitmore Wash: Grand Canyon West Airport (K1G4) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1Z1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whitmore Wash specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whitmore Wash.
About Whitmore Wash, Arizona
Whitmore Wash lies in a vast expanse of Arizona's high desert, a place where the earth exhales a dry, mineral-rich air. It lies 68.9 miles south-south-east of St. George, UT (from St. George, UT: bearing 163°T), and is situated 49.4 miles east-north-east of Meadview. The land here is a study in muted tones of ochre, rust, and pale sage, sculpted by ancient watercourses into subtle, undulating washes and low, rounded mesas. Sparse, resilient creosote bushes dot the landscape, their waxy leaves clinging to life under the relentless sun, and ocotillo cacti, like skeletal hands reaching for the sky, punctuate the horizon. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind across the gravelly plains and the occasional, piercing cry of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting stain on the baked earth. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a remarkable clarity, rendering distant mountain ranges in sharp, distinct outlines against a sky that deepens to an impossible, luminous blue. The history of Whitmore Wash is inextricably linked to the arid land it occupies. For millennia, Indigenous peoples utilized its ephemeral waterways, recognizing the subtle signs of moisture and the life they sustained. Later, prospectors and ranchers, drawn by the promise of mineral wealth and the challenge of taming the frontier, established a tenuous presence. The local economy, though modest, still reflects these roots, with a scattering of ranches and small-scale mining operations, their activities often dictated by the unpredictable rainfall and the fluctuating prices of raw materials. While not a hub of industry, Whitmore Wash retains a distinct character, a quiet resilience forged in the crucible of its environment, where the pace of life moves in sync with the slow, deliberate unfolding of the desert seasons.
Live animated radar for Whitmore Wash 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 | Whitmore Wash, Mohave County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 36.144427°N, 113.201319°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86431 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitmore Wash, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitmore Wash, 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 Whitmore Wash includes coordinates 36.144427°N, 113.201319°W, situated in Mohave County. ZIP code 86431. 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.
