Etowah, Arkansas Weather
Etowah, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Etowah, Mississippi County.
Full aviation weather for Etowah is published on the Manila Municipal Airport (KMXA) page, 20 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 Etowah 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 Etowah: Osceola Municipal Airport (K7M4) 20 km · Marked Tree Municipal Airport (K6M8) 27 km · Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) 37 km · Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 39 km · Blytheville Municipal Airport (KHKA) 43 km
Conditions reported at KMXA describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Etowah specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Etowah.
About Etowah, Arkansas
Etowah lies cradled by the fertile plains of northeastern Arkansas, a landscape where the sun seems to linger a little longer each afternoon, painting the sky in hues of apricot and dusty rose. It lies 27.2 miles south-south-east of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 147°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-east of Lepanto. The land here is a deep, rich loam, testament to countless seasons of growth, and the air often carries the sweet, earthy perfume of ripening crops, a scent that clings to the very soul of the place. Gentle swells of earth rise and fall, giving way to the broad, unhurried flow of the Mississippi River's influence, its distant murmur a constant, subtle presence. The character of Etowah is one of quiet persistence, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the vast, open sky above seems to hold a profound stillness. The history of Etowah is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this alluvial soil, its economy historically rooted in the cultivation of cotton and later soybeans and rice, crops that have shaped the very contours of the land and the livelihoods of its people. For generations, families have worked these fields, their lives a testament to the enduring connection between human effort and the generous earth. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the subtle architecture of the past can be seen in the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses, each one whispering stories of resilience and hard-won prosperity. The spirit of Etowah is one of community, where neighbors know each other's names and the handshake still carries the weight of a promise, a quiet strength born from shared experience and a deep-seated pride in this corner of the Delta.
Live animated radar for Etowah 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 | Etowah, Mississippi County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.728966°N, 90.232319°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72428, 72370 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Etowah, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Etowah, 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 Etowah includes coordinates 35.728966°N, 90.232319°W, situated in Mississippi County. ZIP code 72428, 72370. 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.
