Center Point, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Center Point, Howard County.
Full aviation weather for Center Point is published on the Howard County Airport (KM77) page, 11 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: J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (KDEQ) 42 km · Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) 43 km · Kizer Field (K4F7) 59 km
Conditions reported at KM77 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 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.
Center Point lies in a quiet fold of southwestern Arkansas, where the land begins to soften its contours. It lies 40.7 miles north of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-west of Nashville. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense emerald of pine and oak, give way to broader, sun-drenched fields of cotton and soybeans that stretch towards the horizon. The air here carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a perfume that deepens with the approaching evening. A gentle breeze rustles through the tall grasses bordering the county roads, stirring the leaves on the venerable oak trees that stand sentinel over the scattered farmsteads. The character of Center Point is one of patient endurance, a place where the days unfold with a steady, unhurried cadence, marked by the passing of seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. The history of Center Point is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agrarian life that drew settlers westward. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the rhythm of planting and harvest, with cotton once reigning supreme and now sharing the land with soybeans and other crops. This agricultural heritage is visible in the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses that dot the landscape, each a silent testament to the hard work and resilience of those who came before. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very texture of the land, the way the sunlight falls across the fields in long, golden shafts at dawn, whispers of the families who have called Center Point home, their lives interwoven with the enduring cycles of nature and the quiet persistence of rural American spirit.
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, Howard County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.026502°N, 93.947689°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 |
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 34.026502°N, 93.947689°W, situated in Howard 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.