Gum Springs, Arkansas Weather
Gum Springs, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gum Springs, Pulaski County.
Full aviation weather for Gum Springs is published on the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (KLIT) page, 10 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 Gum Springs 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 Gum Springs: North Little Rock Municipal Airport (KORK) 16 km · Robinson Army Air Field (KRBM) 17 km · Saline County Regional Airport (KSUZ) 18 km · Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) 29 km · Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) 41 km
Conditions reported at KLIT describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gum Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gum Springs.
About Gum Springs, Arkansas
Gum Springs rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently rolls toward the Arkansas River, its soil a rich, dark loam that has fed generations. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-west of Little Rock, AR (from Little Rock, AR: bearing 212°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-west of North Little Rock. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a perfume that clings to everything. Ancient oaks and pecans, their branches thick with Spanish moss, stand like sentinels along the creek beds, their leaves whispering secrets to the warm breeze. Fields of emerald green soybeans and golden corn stretch to the horizon, a patchwork quilt stitched by the sun and the patient hands of farmers. The quiet hum of cicadas is the dominant sound, a constant, vibrant pulse beneath the vast, pale blue sky, broken only by the occasional distant rumble of a train or the call of a hawk circling overhead. This place, Gum Springs, has always been tied to the bounty of the land and the flow of the nearby river, its history a slow unfolding rather than a dramatic upheaval. The legacy of agriculture runs deep, with family farms still working the same plots their ancestors cleared, their prosperity measured in harvests and the enduring strength of community ties. While not a bustling hub, the local economy thrives on this agricultural foundation, supplemented by small businesses that serve the surrounding countryside. The character of Gum Springs is one of quiet resilience, a place where time seems to stretch and bend, allowing for a deliberate pace of life, a deep connection to the earth, and a profound appreciation for the simple, enduring beauty of the Arkansas landscape.
Live animated radar for Gum Springs 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Gum Springs, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.699259°N, 92.325708°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72641, 71665, 72209, 71923 |
| Area Code | 501, 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gum Springs, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gum Springs, 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 Gum Springs includes coordinates 34.699259°N, 92.325708°W, situated in Pulaski County. ZIP code 72641, 71665, 72209, 71923. Telephone area code: 501, 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.
