Alpine, Arkansas Weather
Alpine, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alpine, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Alpine is published on the Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (KADF) page, 32 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. 6 airfields within reach of Alpine 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 Alpine: Memorial Field Airport (KHOT) 38 km · Gurdon Lowe Field (K5M8) 39 km · Kizer Field (K4F7) 47 km · Howard County Airport (KM77) 50 km · Malvern Municipal Airport (KM78) 58 km
Conditions reported at KADF describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alpine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alpine.
About Alpine, Arkansas
Alpine, Arkansas, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling terrain of the Ouachita foothills, where pine forests stand sentinel against a sky that often spills an almost impossibly clear blue. It lies 26.5 miles south-west of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 224°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-south-east of Amity. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and resin, a subtle perfume that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon, painting the western sky in strokes of bruised plum and fading gold. Creeks, their beds smoothed by generations of flowing water, wind their way through the dappled shade of oak and hickory, their murmur a constant, quiet presence. The character of Alpine is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace of life, and the rhythm of the seasons is felt in the very bones of the earth. The history of Alpine is intrinsically tied to the land it inhabits, its early days marked by the quiet industry of timber and small-scale agriculture that defined much of this part of Clark County. The rich soil, fertile from the sedimentary deposits of ancient waterways, still supports scattered farms, their fields a patchwork of green and gold against the darker, unbroken expanse of the woods. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of those who first settled here can be sensed in the sturdy construction of older homes and the enduring community bonds. The local economy, though modest, draws strength from the natural resources of the region, with remnants of its logging past still visible in the occasional weathered barn or the enduring presence of sawmills on the periphery. The true wealth of Alpine, however, lies not in bustling commerce, but in the enduring tranquility of its setting and the unpretentious welcome extended by its residents.
Live animated radar for Alpine 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Alpine, Clark County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.228986°N, 93.37907°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72210, 71921 |
| Area Code | 501, 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alpine, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alpine, Arkansas, 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 Alpine includes coordinates 34.228986°N, 93.379070°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 72210, 71921. Telephone area code: 501, 870. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
