Bradford, Arkansas Weather
Bradford, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bradford, White County.
Full aviation weather for Bradford is published on the Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) page, 16 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 Bradford 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 Bradford: EFS Airport (K76A) 21 km · Woodruff County Airport (KM60) 24 km · Searcy Municipal Airport (KSRC) 35 km · Batesville Regional Airport (KBVX) 38 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 51 km
Conditions reported at KM74 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bradford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bradford.
About Bradford, Arkansas
Bradford rests in the gentle, rolling terrain of White County, Arkansas, where the land rises and falls with a quiet insistence, hinting at the ancient waterways that once shaped this region. It lies 44.3 miles north-east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 45°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north-east of Searcy. The air here, especially in the lingering warmth of an August afternoon, carries the scent of drying hay and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide like sheltering arms, stand sentinel over scattered farmsteads, and the sky above Bradford often unfurls in vast, unbroken expanses of blue, punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds. It is a landscape that feels both grounded and expansive, where the horizon promises more of the same fertile, sun-drenched earth. The history of Bradford is intrinsically linked to the agricultural pulse of this part of Arkansas, a tradition that continues to define its local economy. Cotton and soybeans are the enduring crops, their fields stretching out like rich, earthy carpets under the Arkansas sun, a testament to generations of farmers who have worked this soil. While not a bustling metropolis, Bradford holds a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life allows for the kind of thoughtful observation that reveals the subtle beauty of everyday existence. The local stores, their paint a little faded but their welcomes genuine, serve as informal gathering spots, places where the day's news is exchanged and the enduring spirit of this community is kept alive.
Live animated radar for Bradford 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 | Bradford, White County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.423138°N, 91.455965°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72020 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bradford, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bradford, 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 Bradford includes coordinates 35.423138°N, 91.455965°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 72020. 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.
