Mammoth Spring, Arkansas Weather
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mammoth Spring, Fulton County.
Full aviation weather for Mammoth Spring is published on the Thayer Memorial Airport (K42M) page, 4 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 Mammoth Spring 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 Mammoth Spring: Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 26 km · Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) 36 km · West Plains Regional Airport (KUNO) 53 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 54 km · Mountain View Airport (KMNF) 57 km
Conditions reported at K42M describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mammoth Spring specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mammoth Spring.
About Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
Mammoth Spring unfurls itself across the Ozark foothills, a landscape where the earth sighs and exhales with a cool, constant breath. It lies 64.9 miles north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 314°T), and is situated 2.0 miles south of Thayer. Here, the very air hums with the quiet power of water, a subterranean force that bursts forth in spectacular fashion. The terrain is a study in gentle slopes and shadowed hollows, draped in a verdant cloak of oak and hickory, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze. Creeks, clear as melted glass, thread through the land, their beds paved with smooth, water-worn stones. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, slanting through the trees to paint ephemeral patterns on the forest floor, a fleeting benediction on the quietude. The story of Mammoth Spring is inextricably bound to its magnificent spring, a geological marvel that has drawn people to this place for generations. This immense natural outflow, one of the largest in Arkansas, once powered a thriving milling industry, its ceaseless flow a testament to the region's agricultural bounty and the ingenuity of its early settlers. The nearby railroad, a vital artery of commerce in its heyday, brought prosperity and connected Mammoth Spring to the wider world, its tracks now a quiet reminder of a bygone era. Today, the economy still finds its pulse in the land and its waters, with tourism drawn to the natural beauty and the enduring allure of the spring itself, a constant, cool heart beating at the center of Mammoth Spring.
Live animated radar for Mammoth Spring 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 | Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.495618°N, 91.540697°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72554 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mammoth Spring, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mammoth Spring, 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 Mammoth Spring includes coordinates 36.495618°N, 91.540697°W, situated in Fulton County. ZIP code 72554. 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.
