Jacksonport, Arkansas Weather
Jacksonport, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jacksonport, Jackson County.
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About Jacksonport, Arkansas
Jacksonport, Arkansas, sits at a confluence of quiet power, where the White River and the Black River embrace before their onward journey. It lies 36.7 miles west-south-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 248°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-north-west of Newport. The land here is a rich alluvial plain, a broad, flat expanse where the sky feels immense and the horizon stretches with an almost patient grace. Cypress knees and willows line the slow-moving waterways, their reflections blurring the edges of the world in the humid air. The scent of damp earth and ripening crops hangs heavy, a constant reminder of the soil’s generous, if demanding, nature. Occasionally, a lone heron lifts from the reeds, its silhouette a stark, elegant punctuation mark against the pale afternoon sky. This is a place where history seeps from the soil like the spring melt. Jacksonport once served as a vital steamboat landing, a bustling hub where cotton bales were loaded and goods exchanged, a testament to its strategic position on these vital arteries of commerce. The echoes of those days linger, a faint whisper in the rustle of leaves along the levee. Today, the economy is tied to the land’s bounty, to the corn and soybeans that stretch in ordered rows, and to the quiet fishing that draws visitors to its banks. The distinctive character of Jacksonport is one of enduring resilience, a quiet strength born from generations of working with, and living by, the rhythms of the water and the earth.
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| Location | Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.641746°N, 91.309574°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72075, 72112 |
| Area Code | 870, 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jacksonport, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jacksonport, 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 Jacksonport includes coordinates 35.641746°N, 91.309574°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 72075, 72112. 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. 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.
