Young, Arizona Weather
Young, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Young, Gila County.
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About Young, Arizona
Young, Arizona, unfurls its quiet existence beneath the vast, cerulean dome of the Mogollon Rim country. It lies 8.3 miles east-north-east of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 64°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Firebird. Here, the land rises and falls in patient, scrub-oak-dusted undulations, a terrain shaped by ancient geological forces and the persistent sculpting of desert winds. Pinyon pines and junipers cling to the slopes, their scent a dry, resinous perfume that hangs in the air, particularly potent after a rare rain. The sunlight, when it streams through the scattered clouds, possesses a singular clarity, bleaching the earth to a pale ochre and casting sharp, defined shadows that lengthen and deepen as the day wears on. The very silence of Young feels ancient, broken only by the rustle of a lizard across the baked earth or the distant, plaintive cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Young is intimately tied to the rugged, independent spirit of its inhabitants and the land’s enduring, if sometimes meager, bounty. Ranching has long been a cornerstone of its local economy, the open range still a familiar sight, dotted with grazing cattle whose bells might occasionally carry on the breeze. For generations, families have eked out a living from this high desert plateau, a testament to their resilience and deep connection to this often-harsh but beautiful country. While not a place of bustling commerce, Young offers a palpable sense of continuity, a place where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pulse of daily life, and where the legacy of its frontier past is not so much preserved as it is lived.
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| Location | Young, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34.101432°N, 110.963736°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85554 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Young, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Young, 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 Young includes coordinates 34.101432°N, 110.963736°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85554. 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.
