Black Oak, Arkansas Weather
Black Oak, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Black Oak, Poinsett County.
Full aviation weather for Black Oak is published on the Marked Tree Municipal Airport (K6M8) 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 Black Oak 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 Black Oak: West Memphis Municipal Airport (KAWM) 39 km · General Dewitt Spain Airport (KM01) 43 km · Osceola Municipal Airport (K7M4) 45 km · Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 47 km · Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) 48 km
Conditions reported at K6M8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Black Oak specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Black Oak.
About Black Oak, Arkansas
Black Oak rests in the low-lying plains of eastern Arkansas, a place where the land stretches out with a quiet, almost resigned grace. It lies 29.5 miles north-west of Memphis, TN (from Memphis, TN: bearing 316°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south of Marked Tree. The soil, a rich, dark loam, yields readily to the plow, giving rise to broad fields of cotton and rice that shimmer like emeralds and silver under the vast, indifferent sky. Cypress and tupelo trees, their roots submerged in the shallow, slow-moving waters of the surrounding bayous and ditches, form dense, humid canopies that hum with insect life and the calls of unseen birds. The air here is thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming honeysuckle, a perpetual, drowsy perfume that clings to everything. The history of Black Oak is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that give it its name, a story of agricultural endeavor and resilience. For generations, the economy has been tied to the bounty of the land, a steady cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life. Small farms, passed down through families, still dot the landscape, their weathered barns and silos standing as humble monuments to enduring toil. The occasional grain elevator, a stoic sentinel against the horizon, speaks of the collective effort that moves the region's produce to markets far beyond these quiet fields. Life in Black Oak moves with a deliberate, unhurried rhythm, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their home in this fertile, water-laced expanse.
Live animated radar for Black Oak 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 | Black Oak, Poinsett County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.455083°N, 90.413157°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72386, 72701, 72414 |
| Area Code | 479, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Oak, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Oak, 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 Black Oak includes coordinates 35.455083°N, 90.413157°W, situated in Poinsett County. ZIP code 72386, 72701, 72414. Telephone area code: 479, 501. 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.
