Leslie, Arkansas Weather
Leslie, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leslie, Searcy County.
Full aviation weather for Leslie is published on the Searcy County Airport (K4A5) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Leslie 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 Leslie: Holley Mountain Airpark (K2A2) 24 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCCA) 28 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 42 km
Conditions reported at K4A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leslie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leslie.
About Leslie, Arkansas
Leslie unfolds amidst the rolling, forested hills of the Ozarks, where ancient cedars cling to rocky outcrops and the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 50.0 miles north-east of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 40°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Marshall. The landscape is a study in deep greens and shadowed hollows, broken by occasional clearings where sun-drenched fields stretch towards the horizon, their borders softened by encroaching wild growth. Streams, clear and cool, thread their way through the terrain, their gentle murmur a constant companion to the rustle of leaves. The very character of Leslie is etched in the curve of these hills and the steadfastness of the trees, a quiet resilience that seems to absorb the slow passage of seasons. The history of Leslie is as deeply rooted as the oaks that preside over its hills, a lineage tracing back to early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile land and the bounty of the forests. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the land, with timber and agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance, though the echoes of past coal mining operations can still be felt in the surrounding slopes. The Red Bank Creek, a vital artery of the region, flows near Leslie, its banks a testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the water that sustains them. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a rhythm dictated by the sun’s arc and the predictable turning of the earth, fostering a sense of enduring connection to place.
Live animated radar for Leslie 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 | Leslie, Searcy County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.830354°N, 92.55794°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72645 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leslie, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leslie, 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 Leslie includes coordinates 35.830354°N, 92.557940°W, situated in Searcy County. ZIP code 72645. 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.
