Corning, Arkansas Weather
Corning, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Corning, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Corning is published on the Doniphan Municipal Airport (KX33) page, 37 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. 6 airfields within reach of Corning 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 Corning: Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KM70) 38 km · Kirk Field (KPGR) 39 km · Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (KARG) 44 km · Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF) 47 km · Campbell Municipal Airport (K34M) 51 km
Conditions reported at KX33 describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Corning specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Corning.
About Corning, Arkansas
Corning, Arkansas, lies in the northeastern corner of Clay County, a place where the land slopes gently southward, a subtle yielding towards the Mississippi River's distant embrace. It lies 24.6 miles north of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 349°T), and is situated 20.0 miles south-east of Doniphan. The air here, especially in the humid heat of summer, carries the rich, earthy scent of fertile soil and the sweet, sometimes cloying, perfume of ripening crops. Fields of cotton, a soft, billowy white against the deep green of their stalks, stretch towards horizons punctuated by stands of oak and sycamore, their branches reaching skyward like patient supplicants. The sky itself is a grand canvas, frequently painted with dramatic clouds that gather and dissipate with a slow, deliberate grace, casting fleeting shadows that drift across the landscape like ancient secrets. Even the quiet streets of Corning seem to exhale a sense of enduring stillness, a peaceful acceptance of the sun's arc and the season's turn. The history of Corning is deeply intertwined with the bounty of the land, its economy long anchored by agriculture, particularly cotton and soybeans, crops that have shaped the very character of the region. This is a place where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life, a familiar cadence passed down through generations. While the modern era has brought its own transformations, the legacy of those who first cleared the land and coaxed sustenance from its dark, rich earth remains palpable. Local businesses, often family-run establishments, serve as the connective tissue of the community, their counters worn smooth by countless transactions and conversations, each one a small testament to the enduring spirit of Corning. The nearby St. Francis River, though not a grand waterway, offers its own quiet beauty, its slow-moving currents reflecting the ever-changing sky, a constant, murmuring presence in the background of daily life.
Live animated radar for Corning 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 | Corning, Clay County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.407839°N, 90.579834°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72422 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Corning, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Corning, 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 Corning includes coordinates 36.407839°N, 90.579834°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 72422. Telephone area code: 501. 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.
