Bentonville, Arkansas Weather
Bentonville, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bentonville, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Bentonville is published on the Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field (KVBT) page, 3 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville: Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field (KROG) 9 km · Northwest Arkansas National Airport (KXNA) 13 km · Crystal Lake Airport (K5M5) 21 km · Springdale Municipal Airport (KASG) 23 km · Smith Field (KSLG) 32 km
Conditions reported at KVBT describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bentonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bentonville, Arkansas
Bentonville unfolds across the Ozark Highlands, a landscape of rolling hills, verdant forests, and the clear, cool waters of small creeks that thread through the terrain. It lies 5.8 miles west-north-west of Rogers, AR (from Rogers, AR: bearing 299°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-east of Bella Vista. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and rich soil, a comforting perfume that clings to the senses. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy of oak and hickory, spills in shifting patterns onto a ground carpeted with moss and fallen leaves, creating an ever-changing mosaic of light and shadow. The character of Bentonville is one of quiet resilience, a place where the natural world still holds a gentle sway over human endeavor, evident in the way homes and businesses seem to find their place amongst the curves of the land. This corner of Northwest Arkansas boasts a history deeply intertwined with agriculture and, more recently, a surprising surge of cultural and economic dynamism. For generations, the fertile land supported farms, their yields shaping the local economy, a legacy that still subtly influences the town's unhurried pace. Yet, Bentonville has become a beacon for world-class art, its museums drawing visitors from afar and imbuing the streets with a cosmopolitan hum that contrasts with the surrounding pastoral beauty. The Walmart Museum, a nod to the retail giant’s origins here, stands as a testament to the town's transformative journey, from a quiet agricultural settlement to a hub of global commerce and artistic appreciation, a unique duality that defines the spirit of Bentonville.
Live animated radar for Bentonville 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 | Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.372854°N, 94.208817°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72712, 72713, 72716 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bentonville, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bentonville, 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 Bentonville includes coordinates 36.372854°N, 94.208817°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 72712, 72713, 72716. 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. 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.
