Bigelow, Arkansas Weather
Bigelow, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bigelow, Perry County.
Full aviation weather for Bigelow is published on the Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) page, 7 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. 4 airfields within reach of Bigelow 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 Bigelow: Morrilton Municipal Airport (KBDQ) 17 km · Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ) 30 km · Arkavalley Airport (K12A) 33 km
Conditions reported at KCXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bigelow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bigelow.
About Bigelow, Arkansas
Bigelow rests in the rolling foothills of the Arkansas Ozarks, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, green breath. It lies 12.2 miles west-south-west of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 240°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Perryville. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and shadowed hollows, the ancient Ouachita Mountains whispering their presence to the south. Creeks, like silver threads, stitch their way through the landscape, their banks often fringed with a dense tangle of oak, hickory, and the occasional towering pine. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy perfume of decaying leaves and the sweet, resinous scent of pine needles. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns on the forest floor, a fleeting benediction on the quiet persistence of the wild. The life of Bigelow has always been tied to the bounty of the land, a history etched in the rustle of corn stalks and the enduring quiet of its past. Once a hub for timber and agriculture, the echoes of those industries still linger, a subtle undercurrent to the present day. The economy now leans on the enduring strength of small farms and the quiet pursuit of local crafts, a resilient spirit that has seen Bigelow through changing times. This is a place where the passage of seasons dictates the rhythm of life, where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the ridgeline can feel like a profound event, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose.
Live animated radar for Bigelow 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 | Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.001199°N, 92.629885°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72016 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bigelow, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bigelow, 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 Bigelow includes coordinates 35.001199°N, 92.629885°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 72016. 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.
