Gentry, Arkansas Weather
Gentry, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gentry, Benton County.
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About Gentry, Arkansas
Gentry unfurls itself across a landscape of rolling Ozark foothills, where the verdant greens of pasture and forest meet the soft, hazy blues of distant ridges. It lies 17.0 miles west-south-west of Bentonville, AR (from Bentonville, AR: bearing 245°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-north-east of Siloam Springs. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild honeysuckle clinging to fence rows. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, has a particular quality, a diffused warmth that softens the edges of the world, making the scattered farmhouses and barns seem to glow with an inner light. The terrain itself is a gentle invitation to explore, with shallow draws and meandering creeks that carve subtle paths through the land, hinting at the slow, persistent work of water shaping the earth over millennia. The history of Gentry is deeply rooted in the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its people. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the rich farmland of Northwest Arkansas, the local economy has long been tied to agriculture, particularly the cultivation of fruits and vegetables that thrive in this humid subtropical climate. While the echoes of its agricultural past are still present in the abundant orchards and the rhythm of the seasons, Gentry has also found its footing in a more diversified economy, with small businesses and light manufacturing contributing to its steady growth. The town’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors still greet each other by name and where the pace of life allows for reflection, a gentle counterpoint to the often-frenzied pulse of larger cities.
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| Location | Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.267579°N, 94.48466°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72734 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gentry, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gentry, 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 Gentry includes coordinates 36.267579°N, 94.484660°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 72734. Telephone area code: 479. 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.
