Alpena, Arkansas Weather
Alpena, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alpena, Boone County.
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About Alpena, Arkansas
Alpena rests in a hollow where the land begins to fold and rise, a gentle transition from the flatter expanses of Boone County into the more rugged Ozark terrain. It lies 46.1 miles east of Rogers, AR (from Rogers, AR: bearing 93°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-south-east of Green Forest. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and hickories, paints the leaf-strewn ground in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. The houses, many of them simple and weathered, seem to grow organically from the landscape, their porches often wide enough to hold a rocking chair and a view of the rolling hills that press in from all sides. Small creeks, their water cool and clear, thread their way through the surrounding woods, their murmur a constant, subtle soundtrack to the quiet life of Alpena. The history of Alpena is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very act of settlement and sustenance, a story tied to the fertile, if sometimes challenging, soil of this part of Arkansas. For generations, the economy of Alpena has been rooted in the land, with farming and the careful husbanding of timber forming the backbone of its livelihood. The local general store, a fixture of the community, still serves as a gathering point, a place where news is exchanged and the day’s small triumphs and troubles are shared. While larger industries have largely bypassed this particular hollow, there’s a quiet pride in the self-sufficiency and resilience that has long characterized Alpena, a spirit that endures in the unhurried pace of everyday life and the enduring connection to the natural world.
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| Location | Alpena, Boone County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.294792°N, 93.292126°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72611 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alpena, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alpena, Arkansas, 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 Alpena includes coordinates 36.294792°N, 93.292126°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 72611. Telephone area code: 479. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
