Donaldson, Arkansas Weather
Donaldson, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Donaldson, Hot Spring County.
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About Donaldson, Arkansas
Donaldson unfolds as a quiet settlement where the land itself seems to breathe a gentle sigh of contentment. It lies 19.9 miles south-south-east of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 158°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-north-east of Caddo Valley. The terrain here is a subtle undulation of soft hills, cloaked in the deep, verdant hues of Arkansas's pine and oak forests, a landscape that whispers of ages past. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the very soul of the place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, does so in diffused shafts, illuminating the occasional glint of mica in exposed earth or the dusty sheen on a passing pickup truck. Life in Donaldson moves with a measured, unhurried pace, a quiet hum beneath the rustling leaves, where the horizon is a soft blur of green against a sky that shifts from pale blue to bruised twilight. The history of Donaldson is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the generous flow of the Saline River, a vital artery for early settlers and a quiet witness to the ebb and flow of generations. Its economy, once rooted deeply in agriculture, particularly cotton and timber, now finds a more varied expression, with small businesses and a continuing connection to the land providing a steady pulse. This locality, though unassuming, holds a distinct character, a resilience born from its connection to the natural world and a quiet pride in its heritage. The unhurried rhythm of daily life here is not a symptom of stagnation, but rather a deliberate choice, a harmony with the surrounding woodlands and the slow, steady passage of the river.
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| Location | Donaldson, Hot Spring County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.23676°N, 92.923505°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71941 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Donaldson, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Donaldson, 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 Donaldson includes coordinates 34.236760°N, 92.923505°W, situated in Hot Spring County. ZIP code 71941. 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.
