Winkelman, Arizona Weather
Winkelman, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Winkelman, Gila County.
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About Winkelman, Arizona
Winkelman rests in a wide basin where the Gila and San Pedro rivers meet, their confluence a vital artery in this sun-baked land. It lies 35.8 miles east of Florence, AZ (from Florence, AZ: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-south-east of Kearny. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, sienna, and the pale, dusty green of resilient desert flora. Low, rounded hills, softened by millennia of wind and water, frame the horizon, their contours catching the relentless Arizona sun and casting long, languid shadows as the day progresses. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, tinged with the faint, mineral scent of the earth and the distant, sweet perfume of creosote after a rare shower. The sky overhead is an impossibly vast expanse of cerulean blue, often punctuated by the stark, white punctuation of scudding clouds that offer little respite but endless visual drama. This place, Winkelman, has long been a crossroads, its existence tied to the life-giving flow of its rivers. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, the fertile riverbanks yielding crops under the intense desert light. The legacy of ranching is also palpable, with the broad, open country hinting at a history of cattle drives and hardy pioneers. While mining has ebbed and flowed in the surrounding Gila County, the enduring spirit of Winkelman is etched into its quiet resilience, a testament to a people who have learned to thrive in a landscape that demands respect and offers profound beauty in return. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the sun's arc and the predictable, yet ever-changing, moods of the desert.
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| Location | Winkelman, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.987566°N, 110.770939°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85192 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winkelman, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winkelman, 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 Winkelman includes coordinates 32.987566°N, 110.770939°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85192. 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.
