Madison, Arkansas Weather
Madison, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madison, St. Francis County.
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About Madison, Arkansas
Madison sits low in the Arkansas delta, a place where the sky feels vast and the land stretches out in broad, fertile plains. It lies 39.1 miles west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 276°T), and is situated 3.8 miles east of Forrest City. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the Mississippi River's nearby influence, a constant reminder of the water that shaped this terrain. Fields of cotton and soybeans, a rich, verdant green in the summer and a bleached gold in the fall, dominate the horizon, broken only by stands of cypress and oak that line the infrequent drainage ditches and bayous. The sun, when it shines, can be a fierce, unwavering presence, casting long, stark shadows across the flat landscape, but in the late afternoon, a softer light often spills over the land, burnishing the stalks of corn and lending a quiet dignity to the weathered barns. Life in Madison moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the soil, a steady, unhurried rhythm that has persisted for generations. The history of Madison is tied to the rich alluvial soil, a bounty that drew settlers seeking to cultivate its fertile ground. This land was once the domain of the Quapaw people, their presence now a whisper in the wind that rustles through the tall grasses. Later, the cotton plantations rose, their prosperity built on the labor of enslaved people, a painful legacy that lingers in the collective memory. Today, agriculture remains the bedrock of Madison's economy, with farmers continuing to coax life from the delta, their livelihoods dependent on the rain and the capricious whims of the market. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of the community, the enduring connection to the land, and the shared stories passed down through families are the true landmarks of Madison.
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| Location | Madison, St. Francis County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.013147°N, 90.72261°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72359 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, 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 Madison includes coordinates 35.013147°N, 90.722610°W, situated in St. Francis County. ZIP code 72359. 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.
