Canehill, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Canehill, Washington County.
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Canehill lies cradled in the rolling Ozark foothills, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the passage of seasons. It lies 17.1 miles south-west of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-west of Prairie Grove. The terrain here is a gentle, persistent undulation, the hills draped in a dense cloak of deciduous forest that blazes with defiant color in autumn and stands stark and skeletal against the winter sky. Creeks, shallow and clear, carve meandering paths through the landscape, their banks often softened by ferns and mosses, their waters reflecting the filtered sunlight that struggles to penetrate the canopy. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle, a subtle testament to the region's fertile, untamed spirit. The history of Canehill is deeply entwined with the agricultural endeavors that have shaped its character. Once a significant educational center, the presence of the Canehill College, though no longer standing, echoes in the quiet reverence that seems to pervade the area. The local economy, for generations, was sustained by the bounty of the land, with farming and timber playing central roles. Today, while agriculture remains, the pace of life in Canehill has settled into a tranquil rhythm, marked by the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the friendly greetings exchanged on the infrequent paved roads. The distinctive red clay soil, rich and giving, still lends its hue to the landscape, a constant reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the earth they inhabit.
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| Location | Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.908693°N, 94.396603°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72717, 72744 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canehill, Arkansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Canehill includes coordinates 35.908693°N, 94.396603°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 72717, 72744. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.