Gillham, Arkansas Weather
Gillham, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gillham, Sevier County.
Full aviation weather for Gillham is published on the J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (KDEQ) page, 16 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. 4 airfields within reach of Gillham 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 Gillham: Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (KMEZ) 43 km · Jewel B Callaham Municipal Airport (K90F) 44 km · Howard County Airport (KM77) 48 km
Conditions reported at KDEQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gillham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gillham.
About Gillham, Arkansas
Gillham breathes a quiet resilience under the wide Arkansas sky, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling terrain that slopes towards the shimmering waters of the Cossatot River. It lies 52.7 miles north-north-west of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 342°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of De Queen. The air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, carries the murmur of cicadas in the summer and the crisp whisper of falling leaves come autumn. Here, scattered farmsteads punctuate the verdant sprawl, their weathered barns and silos standing as silent sentinels against the horizon, their roofs catching the low-angled sun in a wash of warm, honeyed light. The roads, often unpaved and winding, seem to follow the natural contours of the land, leading past fields of sorghum and cotton that stretch out like a rumpled quilt, their colours shifting with the seasons from vibrant green to bleached gold. The history of Gillham is etched into the very soil, a legacy of farming and a deep connection to the river that has long been its lifeblood. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the bounty of the land, with small farms producing crops that fed families and sustained local commerce. The river itself, a ribbon of cool, clear water, has been a source of sustenance and a pathway for trade, its banks a place for quiet contemplation and the simple pleasures of fishing. While modern conveniences have found their way to Gillham, the pace of life remains unhurried, a reflection of the enduring spirit of its people, who find beauty in the everyday cycles of nature and the quiet strength of community.
Live animated radar for Gillham 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 | Gillham, Sevier County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.169279°N, 94.316318°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71841 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gillham, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gillham, 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 Gillham includes coordinates 34.169279°N, 94.316318°W, situated in Sevier County. ZIP code 71841. 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.
