Augusta, Arkansas Weather
Augusta, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Augusta, Woodruff County.
Full aviation weather for Augusta is published on the Woodruff County Airport (KM60) page, 9 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 Augusta 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 Augusta: Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) 18 km · EFS Airport (K76A) 24 km · Searcy Municipal Airport (KSRC) 35 km · Frank Federer Memorial Airport (KM36) 48 km · Delta Regional Airport (KDRP) 52 km
Conditions reported at KM60 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Augusta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Augusta.
About Augusta, Arkansas
Augusta rests in the low, broad expanse of eastern Arkansas, where the land stretches out in a gentle, fertile embrace. It lies 42.5 miles east-north-east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of McCrory. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. Fields of cotton, their white bolls like scattered snow against the emerald green, march in neat, endless rows, broken only by the darker, richer strips of soybean and corn. Along the western edge of Augusta, the Cache River winds its slow, meandering path, its waters reflecting the vast, often cloud-streaked sky, a ribbon of liquid silver through the verdant countryside. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled and heavy with moss, stand sentinel along the riverbanks, testament to years of quiet observation. The history of Augusta is deeply entwined with the rich alluvial soil that defines this place, a legacy of agriculture that has sustained its people for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established Augusta as a hub for cotton, rice, and soybean cultivation, a tradition that continues to shape its local economy. The echoes of steamboat days can still be felt, a whisper of a time when the Cache River served as a vital artery for commerce, carrying the bounty of the land to distant markets. While modernization has brought changes, the rhythm of life in Augusta remains tied to the seasons, to the planting and the harvest, a quiet persistence that defines its character. The distinctive, almost hushed, quality of the light at dusk, as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and lavender, seems to hold a particular magic for Augusta.
Live animated radar for Augusta 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 | Augusta, Woodruff County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.282308°N, 91.365406°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72006 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Augusta, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Augusta, 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 Augusta includes coordinates 35.282308°N, 91.365406°W, situated in Woodruff County. ZIP code 72006. 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.
