Magness, Arkansas Weather
Magness, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Magness, Independence County.
Full aviation weather for Magness is published on the Batesville Regional Airport (KBVX) page, 15 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. 6 airfields within reach of Magness 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 Magness: EFS Airport (K76A) 35 km · Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) 45 km · Woodruff County Airport (KM60) 52 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 52 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBVX describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Magness specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Magness.
About Magness, Arkansas
Magness lies at the confluence of rolling Ozark foothills, where the land begins its slow descent towards the White River's broader valleys. It lies 44.6 miles west-south-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 258°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Southside. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant, subtle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and fences. The landscape is a patchwork of emerald pastures, where cattle graze with an almost meditative stillness, and dense woodlands, their canopies a deep, cool green that shifts with the afternoon sun. Streams, born from hidden springs, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often lined with ferns and moss-covered stones, and the quiet murmur of their passage is the dominant sound, save for the occasional call of a distant hawk. The history of Magness is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Independence County, a legacy that still shapes its character and economy. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded crops, with cotton and timber once forming the backbone of its prosperity, a time that whispers through the stoic, unvarnished architecture of its older buildings. While the economic landscape has evolved, a spirit of self-reliance and neighborly connection persists, evident in the friendly waves exchanged between passing vehicles and the quiet hum of local businesses. The very ground seems to hold the stories of those who worked it, their efforts etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the land itself.
Live animated radar for Magness 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 | Magness, Independence County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.7023°N, 91.480412°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72553, 72501 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Magness, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Magness, 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 Magness includes coordinates 35.702300°N, 91.480412°W, situated in Independence County. ZIP code 72553, 72501. 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. 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.
