Lamar, Arkansas Weather
Lamar, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lamar, Johnson County.
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About Lamar, Arkansas
Lamar rests in a hollowed embrace of the Arkansas Ozarks, where the land rolls with a quiet tenacity, its hills draped in the somber greens of pine and the rustling gold of oak as seasons turn. It lies 18.2 miles north-west of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 308°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-south-east of Clarksville. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and the distant sweetness of ripening fruit, a scent that clings to the weathered wood of the few buildings that mark the center of Lamar. The landscape itself seems to exhale a patient stillness, the creeks that thread through the valleys murmuring secrets to the smooth, gray stones that line their beds. This corner of Johnson County, though small, holds a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the slow, steady rhythm of its people and the land that sustained them. For generations, the economy of Lamar has been tied to the bounty of the soil, with small farms producing crops that reflect the rich, loamy earth, and the surrounding forests offering timber. While the days of widespread logging and small-scale agriculture have evolved, a deep-rooted connection to the land persists, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency that resonates through the community. The very character of Lamar is one of enduring simplicity, where the passage of time is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the changing light on the hills and the gentle ebb and flow of rural life.
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| Location | Lamar, Johnson County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.440639°N, 93.38796°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72846, 72830 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamar, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamar, 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 Lamar includes coordinates 35.440639°N, 93.387960°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 72846, 72830. 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. 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.
