Friendship, Arkansas Weather
Friendship, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Friendship, Columbia County.
Full aviation weather for Friendship is published on the Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field (KAGO) page, 21 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 Friendship 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 Friendship: Springhill Airport (KSPH) 27 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 43 km · Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (KTXK) 57 km · Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) 58 km · South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (KELD) 59 km
Conditions reported at KAGO describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friendship specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Friendship.
About Friendship, Arkansas
Friendship, Arkansas, unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling terrain, where the deep greens of pine forests begin to soften into the hazy blues of distant hills. It lies 37.4 miles east-south-east of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 113°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Taylor. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the faintest whisper of pine needles, especially after a summer shower, a scent that clings to the skin and the memory. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of oaks and hickories, dappling the leaf-strewn ground with shifting patterns of light and shadow, creating an atmosphere of quiet seclusion. The land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, punctuated only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth and the occasional call of a bird. The history of Friendship is tied to the rich, dark soil that has long sustained its people, a legacy evident in the scattered remnants of older homesteads and the enduring agricultural spirit that still permeates the locality. For generations, cotton and timber were the lifeblood of this corner of Columbia County, shaping the character of its inhabitants and their connection to the land. While the large-scale plantations of the past have receded, a sense of self-reliance and a deep appreciation for the simple abundance of nature remain. The local economy, though modest, finds its strength in small businesses and the quiet industry of those who call Friendship home, a testament to the enduring resilience of rural life in the American South.
Live animated radar for Friendship 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 | Friendship, Columbia County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.22624°N, 93.442951°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71860, 71665, 72027, 71923 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friendship, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friendship, 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 Friendship includes coordinates 33.226240°N, 93.442951°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 71860, 71665, 72027, 71923. 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.
