Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Weather
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Helena-West Helena, Phillips County.
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About Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
Helena-West Helena sprawls across the Mississippi Delta, its landscape a study in the patient persistence of alluvial soil. It lies 43.1 miles south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 227°T), and is situated 19.4 miles south-south-east of Marianna. The land here is flat, so flat that the horizon feels like a drawn line, interrupted only by the slow, wide sweep of the Mississippi River to the east and the gentle, almost imperceptible rise of Crowley's Ridge to the west. This ridge, a geological anomaly in the otherwise level terrain, offers a subtle elevation, a place where trees might grow a little taller, their leaves catching the humid air with a rustle that sounds like distant applause. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a thick, fertile perfume that clings to everything, especially in the long, golden afternoons when the sun hangs low, casting elongated shadows that stretch and blur across the fields. The twin cities of Helena and West Helena, now united, carry the weight of a rich, and at times tumultuous, history tied intrinsically to the river and the rich agricultural land. For generations, cotton was king, its cultivation shaping the economy and the lives of its inhabitants, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and the vast expanses of farmland that surround the urban core. The river, a constant presence, has been both a lifeline and a force of nature, its floods dictating seasons and fortunes, while its navigable waters once facilitated trade and travel, making Helena a vital port. Today, the economy diversifies, embracing manufacturing and logistics, yet the echoes of the past remain, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a testament to the enduring spirit of this Mississippi River community.
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| Location | Helena-West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.5291°N, 90.59°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72342, 72390 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Helena-West Helena, 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 Helena-West Helena includes coordinates 34.529100°N, 90.590000°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 72342, 72390. Telephone area code: 501. 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.
