Bismarck, Arkansas Weather
Bismarck, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bismarck, Hot Spring County.
Full aviation weather for Bismarck is published on the Memorial Field Airport (KHOT) page, 19 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. 5 airfields within reach of Bismarck 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 Bismarck: Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (KADF) 26 km · Malvern Municipal Airport (KM78) 38 km · Gurdon Lowe Field (K5M8) 44 km · Kizer Field (K4F7) 60 km
Conditions reported at KHOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bismarck specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bismarck.
About Bismarck, Arkansas
Bismarck rests in a landscape where the piney woods of southwest Arkansas begin to yield to a gentler, more open terrain. It lies 14.5 miles south-south-west of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 207°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-west of Lake Hamilton. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening pine, a perfume that clings to the low, rolling hills and the scattered clearings. Roads here meander, following the subtle contours of the land rather than imposing rigid straight lines, and the sky seems vast, a pale blue canvas often streaked with the soft, bruised colors of approaching rain. The houses, many of them modest and painted in shades of white or pale blue, seem to absorb the quiet light, their porches offering a sense of welcome to the infrequent traveler. This particular corner of Hot Spring County has long been shaped by the rich soil and the slow, steady pulse of agriculture. For generations, fields of cotton and soybeans have been the dominant feature, their emerald rows stretching towards the horizon, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. While the broader region is known for its thermal springs, Bismarck itself has cultivated a more understated economic identity, rooted in the cultivation of the earth and the quiet industry of its residents. There's a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the rhythms of planting and harvesting, of community gatherings in the local hall, have been passed down, a living legacy in the gentle sway of the trees and the quiet hum of daily life.
Live animated radar for Bismarck 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 | Bismarck, Hot Spring County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.316204°N, 93.170734°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71929 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bismarck, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bismarck, 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 Bismarck includes coordinates 34.316204°N, 93.170734°W, situated in Hot Spring County. ZIP code 71929. 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.
