Center Point, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Center Point, Faulkner County.
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Center Point rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the rich, dark soil, a legacy of ancient forests, yields generously to the plow. It lies 11.3 miles north-west of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 319°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east-north-east of Vilonia. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of damp soil and the faint, distant scent of pine. Oak and hickory trees, their branches thick with the moss of years, stand sentinel along the edges of open fields, their leaves rustling in a breeze that whispers of the nearby Arkansas River. The light at dusk often settles with a soft, golden haze, softening the sharp angles of farmhouses and blurring the horizon into a painterly wash of ochre and lavender. It is a place where the natural world feels present, a constant, quiet companion to the lives lived within its embrace. The history of Center Point is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, its early settlers drawn by the fertile ground and the promise of a prosperous life. For generations, cotton and soybeans have been the lifeblood of this locality, their fields stretching out like verdant carpets under the wide Arkansas sky, a testament to enduring human endeavor. While the echoes of the past are palpable in the weathered barns and the stoic faces of its oldest residents, Center Point also looks forward, its economy adapting with quiet resilience. The nearby river, a constant artery of life and commerce, has always played a role, though perhaps less dramatically than in larger port towns, its gentle presence shaping the contours of the land and the habits of its people.
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| Location | Center Point, Faulkner County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.097308°N, 92.147371°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72173, 71953, 71852 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Center Point, 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 Center Point includes coordinates 35.097308°N, 92.147371°W, situated in Faulkner County. ZIP code 72173, 71953, 71852. 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. 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.