Lexa, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lexa, Phillips County.
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Lexa rests in the broad embrace of Phillips County, Arkansas, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, deep rhythm. It lies 47.6 miles west-south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 239°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-north-east of Marvell. Sunlight, softened by the humid air, spills across fields of green, vast and unbroken, punctuated by the darker, richer tones of the nearby Mississippi River floodplain. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient sentinels, stand sentinel at the edges of bayous, their gnarled branches reaching towards a sky that often holds the promise of a summer storm, a sky that at dusk can turn the whole world to shades of bruised plum and molten gold. The air here carries the scent of fertile soil, of ripening crops, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that clings to the fences. The history of Lexa is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile delta. For generations, the land has yielded its riches, primarily cotton and soybeans, the lifeblood of this economy. The very character of Lexa is shaped by this enduring connection to the earth; life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest. While large universities and bustling metropolises lie distant, Lexa offers a different kind of richness—a profound sense of place, a quiet dignity that comes from living in close communion with the natural world, where the gentle murmur of the nearby waterways forms a constant, soothing soundtrack.
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| Location | Lexa, Phillips County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.597878°N, 90.752334°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72355 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lexa, 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 Lexa includes coordinates 34.597878°N, 90.752334°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 72355. Telephone area code: 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.