Johnson, Arkansas Weather
Johnson, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Johnson, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Johnson is published on the Clarksville Municipal Airport (KH35) page, 14 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. 5 airfields within reach of Johnson 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 Johnson: Danville Municipal Airport (K32A) 29 km · Russellville Regional Airport (KRUE) 34 km · Ozark Franklin County Airport (K7M5) 40 km · Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KH35 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Johnson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Johnson.
About Johnson, Arkansas
Johnson, Arkansas, unfolds across a landscape where the Ozark foothills begin their gentle rise, a place of rolling fields and dense woodlands that whisper of a quiet, persistent beauty. It lies 18.6 miles west-north-west of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south of Clarksville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, can carry the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that seems to deepen as the sun dips low, painting the western sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges. Small creeks, their banks often lined with smooth, water-worn stones, meander through pastures where cattle graze placidly, their silhouettes stark against the deepening twilight. The very character of Johnson is etched in this land – a blend of open skies and sheltering trees, a place that feels both grounded and aspirational, where the horizon always seems just a little further away, beckoning the eye. The history of Johnson is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands and the timber that once dominated this corner of Logan County, a legacy that still echoes in the quiet hum of its local economy. While agriculture remains a bedrock, the subtle currents of progress have brought diversification, with small businesses and services catering to the needs of the surrounding rural population. It’s a place where generations have put down roots, their lives interwoven with the land’s rhythms, and you can still find the echoes of earlier days in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that dots the landscape. The pace here is one that allows for conversation, for a nod to neighbors, a sense of community that feels as natural and enduring as the ancient trees that stand sentinel on the higher ground.
Live animated radar for Johnson 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 | Johnson, Logan County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.342863°N, 93.453796°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72863, 72704 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Johnson, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Johnson, 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 Johnson includes coordinates 35.342863°N, 93.453796°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 72863, 72704. Telephone area code: 479. 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.
