Amagon, Arkansas Weather
Amagon, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Amagon, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for Amagon is published on the EFS Airport (K76A) page, 15 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 Amagon 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 Amagon: Woodruff County Airport (KM60) 35 km · Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) 50 km · Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 52 km · Batesville Regional Airport (KBVX) 52 km · Delta Regional Airport (KDRP) 56 km
Conditions reported at K76A describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Amagon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Amagon.
About Amagon, Arkansas
Amagon rests in the broad, fertile embrace of Jackson County, Arkansas, where the land rolls with a gentle, agricultural swell. It lies 29.9 miles south-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 230°T), and is situated 10.1 miles east-south-east of Newport. Fields of cotton and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their verdant or bleached-white uniformity broken only by the darker, richer green of the surrounding hardwood forests. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries a faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening grain, a scent that seems to cling to the very dust motes dancing in the sunlight that filters through the broad leaves of oak and hickory. The sky above Amagon is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often brushed with the pale blues of morning or the fiery oranges and purples of a setting sun, a spectacle that dwarfs the modest collection of homes and businesses that comprise the settlement. The history of Amagon is as deeply rooted in the soil as the crops it once sustained. Once a more significant stop along the railroad lines that stitched together this part of Arkansas, its fortunes have ebbed and flowed with the changing tides of agriculture and industry. The faint echoes of that busier past can still be felt in the weathered facades of buildings that harken back to a different era, a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have called this place home. Today, the economy of Amagon is intrinsically tied to the land, with farming remaining a central pillar, its success dictated by the generous rains and the rich alluvial deposits that characterize this Delta fringe. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, a slow, deliberate cadence that mirrors the unhurried growth of the crops and the steady passage of time.
Live animated radar for Amagon 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 | Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.562025°N, 91.110401°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72005 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Amagon, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amagon, 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 Amagon includes coordinates 35.562025°N, 91.110401°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 72005. Telephone area code: 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.
