Higginson, Arkansas Weather
Higginson, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Higginson, White County.
Full aviation weather for Higginson is published on the Searcy Municipal Airport (KSRC) page, 3 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 Higginson 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 Higginson: Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) 18 km · Woodruff County Airport (KM60) 41 km · Carlisle Municipal Airport (K4M3) 43 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 44 km · Hazen Municipal Airport - David Duch Field (K6M0) 49 km
Conditions reported at KSRC describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Higginson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Higginson.
About Higginson, Arkansas
Higginson rests in a landscape defined by the gentle, rolling terrain of the Arkansas Delta, where fertile bottomlands, softened by centuries of alluvial deposits, give way to stands of mature pine and oak. It lies 23.0 miles north-east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 48°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-south-east of Searcy. The air here carries the humid breath of the South, a constant reminder of the abundant rainfall that nourishes the rich, dark soil. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, painting shifting mosaics on the forest floor, and in the quiet hours of late afternoon, a golden light descends, bathing the fields and the scattered farmsteads in a warm, almost buttery hue. The land itself feels yielding, a place where nature's persistent hand has shaped a gentle, yet enduring, character. The story of Higginson is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of White County, a place where cotton once reigned supreme and the legacy of its cultivation still whispers through the land. Farming remains the heart of the local economy, with soybeans and corn now joining the traditional crops, their emerald and gold rows stretching across the horizon. The presence of the nearby White River, a broad, slow-moving artery, has always been a vital force, shaping settlement patterns and providing a watery thoroughfare for goods and ideas in bygone eras. While Higginson may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched into the weathered paint of its modest homes and the stoic dignity of its people, a quiet testament to resilience and a connection to the earth that runs deep.
Live animated radar for Higginson 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 | Higginson, White County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.194808°N, 91.712637°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72068, 72143 |
| Area Code | 870, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Higginson, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Higginson, 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 Higginson includes coordinates 35.194808°N, 91.712637°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 72068, 72143. Telephone area code: 870, 501. 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.
