Fourche, Arkansas Weather
Fourche, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fourche, Perry County.
Full aviation weather for Fourche is published on the Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) page, 7 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 Fourche 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 Fourche: Morrilton Municipal Airport (KBDQ) 18 km · Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ) 31 km · Arkavalley Airport (K12A) 33 km · Robinson Army Air Field (KRBM) 34 km · North Little Rock Municipal Airport (KORK) 38 km
Conditions reported at KCXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fourche specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fourche.
About Fourche, Arkansas
Fourche lies cradled by the rolling Ozark foothills, a place where the land dips and rises with a gentle insistence. It lies 12.1 miles west-south-west of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 237°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-west of Roland. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the damp, earthy perfume of the forest floor after a sudden shower. Creeks, their beds often strewn with smooth, grey stones, meander through the landscape, their quiet murmuring a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack. The trees, a thick, verdant cloak of oak, hickory, and pine, seem to hold their breath, listening to the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant call of a hawk circling the wide, open sky. The history of Fourche is as much about the land as it is about the people who have sought sustenance from it. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the earth, first through logging, the felled timber shaping the very character of early settlements, and later, more subtly, through small-scale farming where hardy crops find purchase in the loamy soil. The quiet persistence of the place is evident in the weathered barns and the neat rows of mailboxes along the county roads, each a small beacon of a life lived at a deliberate pace. Life in Fourche unfolds without fanfare, a steady current flowing through the heart of Perry County, where the echoes of past endeavors are felt in the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Fourche 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 | Fourche, Perry County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.993976°N, 92.620996°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72016 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fourche, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fourche, 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 Fourche includes coordinates 34.993976°N, 92.620996°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 72016. 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.
