Gilbert, Arkansas Weather
Gilbert, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gilbert, Searcy County.
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About Gilbert, Arkansas
Gilbert, Arkansas, exhales a quiet breath of Ozark air, a place where the land itself seems to hold its secrets close. It lies 54.3 miles north-north-east of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 25°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-west of Marshall. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, emerald embrace of oak and pine, surrender to the sharp, clean lines of the Buffalo River as it carves its determined path through the county. The sky above Gilbert often wears a bruised, twilight hue, a canvas of purples and deep blues that spills across the horizon, softening the sharp edges of the surrounding wilderness. Sunlight, when it breaks through, filters down in shafts of molten gold, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air, a silent testament to the unhurried pulse of life here. This is a corner of Searcy County where the past whispers on the wind, a history intertwined with the rugged terrain and the fortunes of the land. The economy of Gilbert has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding forests and the steady flow of the river, its lifeblood for generations. Logging and farming, though perhaps less dominant than in bygone eras, still leave their mark, their weathered barns and cleared fields a quiet counterpoint to the wilder stretches. The Buffalo River, a national treasure, draws visitors seeking its pristine beauty and the promise of adventure, a gentle hum of activity that briefly stirs the slumbering peace of Gilbert.
Live animated radar for Gilbert and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Gilbert, Searcy County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.987852°N, 92.716276°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72636 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gilbert, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilbert, 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 Gilbert includes coordinates 35.987852°N, 92.716276°W, situated in Searcy County. ZIP code 72636. 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.
