Fairfield Bay, Arkansas Weather
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Fairfield Bay is published on the Holley Mountain Airpark (K2A2) page, 13 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 Fairfield Bay 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 Fairfield Bay: Clinton Municipal Airport (KCCA) 16 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 26 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 34 km · Arkavalley Airport (K12A) 47 km · Searcy County Airport (K4A5) 48 km
Conditions reported at K2A2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairfield Bay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfield Bay.
About Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Fairfield Bay unfolds onto the shores of Greer's Ferry Lake, a place where the Ozark foothills meet the water's edge in a gentle, undulating embrace. It lies 36.1 miles north-north-east of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 15°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-north-west of Greers Ferry. The landscape here is a study in green and blue, with towering pines and hardwoods climbing the slopes, their dense canopies occasionally broken by glimpses of the vast, shimmering expanse of the lake. The air carries a faint, sweet scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a rain, and the light at dusk often paints the water in hues of lavender and rose, a quiet spectacle that settles over the resort community. The terrain itself is characterized by a series of rolling hills and deep hollows, a natural sculpting that lends a sense of privacy and seclusion to the homes and amenities scattered throughout the development. The genesis of Fairfield Bay is intrinsically tied to the creation of Greer's Ferry Lake in the 1960s, a large-scale Army Corps of Engineers project that fundamentally reshaped the local geography and economy. What began as a recreational development has grown into a thriving, if somewhat seasonal, hub, its economy largely driven by tourism, retirement living, and the services that support these endeavors. The presence of a championship golf course, numerous recreational facilities, and the inherent draw of the lake itself have cemented Fairfield Bay's reputation as a destination for leisure and relaxation. While the echoes of its planned community origins are undeniable, a distinct character has emerged, one that balances the structured amenities with the wilder, untamed beauty of the surrounding Ozark landscape.
Live animated radar for Fairfield Bay 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 | Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.594244°N, 92.277932°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72088 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield Bay, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield Bay, 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 Fairfield Bay includes coordinates 35.594244°N, 92.277932°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 72088. 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.
