Arkansas City, Arkansas Weather
Arkansas City, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arkansas City, Desha County.
Full aviation weather for Arkansas City is published on the McGehee Municipal Airport (K7M1) 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 Arkansas City 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 Arkansas City: Mid Delta Regional Airport (KGLH) 25 km · Lake Village Municipal Airport (KM32) 31 km · Billy Free Municipal Airport (K0M0) 43 km · Cleveland Municipal Airport (KRNV) 45 km · Monticello Municipal Ellis Field (KLLQ) 50 km
Conditions reported at K7M1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arkansas City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arkansas City.
About Arkansas City, Arkansas
Arkansas City lies at the confluence of the mighty Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers, a watery embrace that shapes its very existence. It lies 16.1 miles north-north-west of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 329°T), and is situated 11.2 miles east of McGehee. The land here is flat, a fertile expanse of alluvial soil born from countless floods, stretching towards horizons often softened by the humid haze of the Deep South. Cypress and tupelo trees, their roots submerged in the dark, rich earth, stand sentinel along the banks, their gnarled forms casting intricate shadows that shift with the slow crawl of the sun. The air itself is thick, carrying the scent of damp earth, blooming magnolons, and the distant, earthy perfume of ripening crops. Even the light seems to possess a certain weight, particularly in the late afternoon, when it bleeds into a syrupy gold, bathing the languid pace of Arkansas City in a warm, almost tangible glow. This is a place where history flows as steadily as the rivers that define it, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this delta land home. For generations, the fertile soil has been the lifeblood of Arkansas City, supporting a robust agricultural economy built on cotton and, more recently, soybeans and rice. The river trade, though perhaps less dominant than in its heyday, still whispers of a past when steamboats plied these waters, carrying goods and dreams. One can almost feel the echoes of that bustling commerce in the quiet streets, a reminder of the resilience and resourcefulness that characterize the people of this particular corner of Desha County.
Live animated radar for Arkansas City 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.
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| Location | Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.608722°N, 91.206779°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71630 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arkansas City, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arkansas City, 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 Arkansas City includes coordinates 33.608722°N, 91.206779°W, situated in Desha County. ZIP code 71630. 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.
