Branch, Arkansas Weather
Branch, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Branch, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Branch is published on the Arrowhead Assault Strip (KAZU) page, 25 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 Branch 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 Branch: Ozark Franklin County Airport (K7M5) 25 km · Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) 38 km · Clarksville Municipal Airport (KH35) 51 km · Danville Municipal Airport (K32A) 54 km
Conditions reported at KAZU describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Branch specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Branch.
About Branch, Arkansas
Branch rests in a hollow where the Ozark foothills begin their gentle descent into the Arkansas River Valley. It lies 25.7 miles east-south-east of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 102°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east of Charleston. The land here is a mosaic of rolling pastures and woodlands, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and scattered homesteads. Tall oaks and hickories form a verdant canopy overhead, their leaves rustling secrets in the warm, humid air that carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense foliage, falls in shifting patterns on the winding country roads, illuminating the quiet persistence of life in this corner of Franklin County. The history of Branch is tied to the soil, a legacy of farming and modest industry that has shaped its character. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. While larger towns have drawn away some of the younger generations, a strong sense of community endures, rooted in shared experiences and a deep connection to the natural world. The air often hums with the drone of cicadas in the summer, a constant reminder of the slow, steady pulse of life in Branch, where the days unfold at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Branch 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 | Branch, Franklin County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.305646°N, 93.953535°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72928 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Branch, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Branch, 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 Branch includes coordinates 35.305646°N, 93.953535°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 72928. 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.
