Gurdon, Arkansas Weather
Gurdon, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gurdon, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Gurdon is published on the Gurdon Lowe Field (K5M8) page, 1 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 Gurdon 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 Gurdon: Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (KADF) 22 km · Kizer Field (K4F7) 23 km · Harrell Field (KCDH) 49 km · Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) 52 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 54 km
Conditions reported at K5M8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gurdon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gurdon.
About Gurdon, Arkansas
Gurdon slumbers in the Arkansas landscape, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 40.7 miles south of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 188°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south-south-west of Arkadelphia. The terrain here is a gentle swell, rolling hills cloaked in dense forests of oak and hickory, interspersed with the occasional clearing where sunlight spills onto emerald fields. A quiet stillness often settles over Gurdon, broken only by the distant hum of a passing truck or the rustle of leaves in the breeze. The quality of the light at dusk is particularly lovely, a soft, golden wash that deepens the shadows and lends a dreamlike aura to the wooded fringes and the modest homes that dot the countryside. This corner of Clark County has a history rooted in the land and the resources it holds. Gurdon’s past is closely tied to the timber industry, the sturdy oaks and pines once felled and floated down nearby waterways to mills that fueled the region’s growth. Later, the railroad became a vital artery, connecting this quiet community to the wider world and shaping its development. While the echoes of those industries remain, life in Gurdon now moves at a more measured pace, with a local economy that leans into agriculture and the steady, quiet business of everyday life. The distinctive character of Gurdon lies in this blend of natural beauty and a resilient, understated spirit that has weathered the changing tides of time.
Live animated radar for Gurdon 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 | Gurdon, Clark County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.920936°N, 93.154059°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71743 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gurdon, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gurdon, 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 Gurdon includes coordinates 33.920936°N, 93.154059°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 71743. 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.
