Cove, Arkansas Weather
Cove, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cove, Polk County.
Full aviation weather for Cove is published on the Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (KMEZ) page, 23 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. 3 airfields within reach of Cove 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 Cove: J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (KDEQ) 43 km · Jewel B Callaham Municipal Airport (K90F) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMEZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cove specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cove.
About Cove, Arkansas
Cove lies cradled in a fold of the Ouachita Mountains, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 65.7 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 181°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-south-west of Hatfield. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of hardwood and evergreen, rise and fall with a quiet persistence, their slopes often shrouded in a soft, atmospheric mist that softens the edges of the landscape. Here, the terrain is broken, with hollows that hold their own secrets and ridges that offer sweeping, if often distant, views of the surrounding wilderness. Small, winding creeks, their beds strewn with smooth, grey stones, murmur their way through the valleys, their waters clear and cool, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the thick canopy overhead. The very character of Cove is etched into this rugged, verdant embrace. The history of Cove is tied to the land and the resources it has offered, a story of hardy folk who found sustenance in the fertile valleys and timber from the abundant forests. For generations, farming and logging have been the lifeblood of this region, the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pace of work and life. While larger industries have bypassed this secluded pocket, a resilient spirit endures, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the natural world. The community’s economy, though modest, thrives on these fundamental pursuits, with local sawmills and agricultural ventures forming the backbone of its commerce. There are no grand pronouncements here, no towering monuments, but rather a subtle beauty in the enduring simplicity of a place that has learned to live in harmony with its wild surroundings.
Live animated radar for Cove 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 | Cove, Polk County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.435107°N, 94.411325°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71937 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cove, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cove, 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 Cove includes coordinates 34.435107°N, 94.411325°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 71937. 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.
