Higden, Arkansas Weather
Higden, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Higden, Cleburne County.
Full aviation weather for Higden is published on the Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) page, 18 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 Higden 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 Higden: Holley Mountain Airpark (K2A2) 20 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCCA) 23 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 34 km · Arkavalley Airport (K12A) 46 km · Searcy County Airport (K4A5) 55 km
Conditions reported at KHBZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Higden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Higden.
About Higden, Arkansas
Higden unfolds across rolling Ozark terrain, where the land gently humps and dips, a soft green quilt stitched with patches of tenacious pine and the broad, welcoming shade of oak. It lies 36.1 miles north-north-east of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 22°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-south-east of Fairfield Bay. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a second layer. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, filters down in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet stillness, and casting long, migrating shadows that stretch and contract with the slow march of the sun. The very silence here is a presence, punctuated only by the distant crow of a rooster or the murmur of wind through the high branches. Higden's character is deeply rooted in the fertile, though often stubborn, soil of Cleburne County. For generations, this land has yielded a living, first through the hardy subsistence farming of its early settlers, and later through the cultivation of timber and the quiet stewardship of its natural resources. While the immediate economy leans towards agriculture and small-scale enterprises, the proximity to Greers Ferry Lake, a vast sapphire gem set within the surrounding hills, draws visitors who appreciate the unhurried pace and the abundant opportunities for fishing, boating, and the simple joy of being near the water. The history of Higden is not etched in grand monuments but is whispered in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience shaped by the land and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Higden 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 | Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.573411°N, 92.203208°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72067 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Higden, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Higden, 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 Higden includes coordinates 35.573411°N, 92.203208°W, situated in Cleburne County. ZIP code 72067. 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.
