Wickenburg, Arizona Weather
Wickenburg, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wickenburg, Maricopa County.
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About Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg emerges from the Sonoran Desert like a mirage made solid, a cluster of adobe and stucco buildings bleached by an insistent sun. It lies 30.8 miles north-west of Sun City West, AZ (from Sun City West, AZ: bearing 314°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south-south-east of Congress. The landscape here is a study in ochre and muted greens, the earth a coarse, granular canvas under a sky that stretches with an almost startling immensity. Saguaros, stoic sentinels of the arid expanse, punctuate the horizon, their arms raised in an eternal, silent greeting. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faintest whisper of creosote bush, and as dusk descends, it washes the world in hues of lavender and rose, a fleeting, ethereal beauty that softens the rugged terrain. The roots of Wickenburg are deeply entwined with the rugged spirit of the Old West, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring resilience of its people and the very earth they cultivate. Once a vital hub for mining and ranching, its economy still finds echoes of this past, though now it thrives on a blend of tourism, agriculture that draws life from the Hassayampa River, and a steady flow of those seeking the quietude and distinct character of desert living. This is a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the slow arc of the sun, where the local traditions, born of necessity and a proud heritage, are still palpable in the friendly nods exchanged on dusty streets and the vibrant community events that punctuate the year.
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| Location | Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.968641°N, 112.729622°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85390, 85358 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wickenburg, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wickenburg, 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 Wickenburg includes coordinates 33.968641°N, 112.729622°W, situated in Maricopa County. ZIP code 85390, 85358. 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.
