Barling, Arkansas Weather
Barling, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barling, Sebastian County.
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About Barling, Arkansas
Barling sits where the gentle slopes of western Arkansas begin to roll more assertively, a landscape etched by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. It lies 6.9 miles south-east of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 127°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-east of Van Buren. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a subtle fragrance that clings to the broad, leafy trees lining the roads. Fields of soybeans and corn, their stalks rustling like hushed secrets, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy, almost pearlescent light of late afternoon, a light that seems to linger, reluctant to surrender to the coming dusk. The terrain, a mosaic of cultivated land and wilder, scrub-covered patches, hints at the underlying geology, a quiet strength in the rise and fall of the ground. The history of Barling is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands and the waterways that have shaped its development, a legacy passed down through generations who understood the land's bounty. Early settlers found sustenance in the rich soil, cultivating crops that formed the backbone of the local economy, a tradition that continues to this day with its agricultural roots still firmly planted. The proximity to the Arkansas River, though not a direct waterfront presence for the town itself, has always been a subtle influence, a whisper of larger currents and distant ports. While Barling may not boast grand monuments or bustling attractions, its character is found in the steady cadence of everyday life, a quiet resilience woven into the fabric of its existence, a place where the past informs the present with a gentle, unassuming grace.
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| Location | Barling, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.325647°N, 94.301601°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72923 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barling, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barling, 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 Barling includes coordinates 35.325647°N, 94.301601°W, situated in Sebastian County. ZIP code 72923. 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.
