Center Point, Arkansas Weather
Center Point, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Center Point, Faulkner County.
Full aviation weather for Center Point is published on the Arkavalley Airport (K12A) page, 19 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. 4 airfields within reach of Center Point 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 Center Point: Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) 38 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 48 km · Morrilton Municipal Airport (KBDQ) 52 km
Conditions reported at K12A describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Center Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Center Point.
About Center Point, Arkansas
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.
Live animated radar for Center Point 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Center Point, Arkansas Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
