Mansfield, Arkansas Weather
Mansfield, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mansfield, Sebastian County.
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About Mansfield, Arkansas
Mansfield rests in a hollow where the Ouachita foothills begin to rise, a landscape of rolling terrain cloaked in the deep greens of oak, hickory, and pine. It lies 24.0 miles south-south-east of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 160°T), and is situated 10.8 miles south of Greenwood. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil after a rain, mingling with the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild honeysuckle that spills over fence lines and climbs abandoned structures. The sky, when it breaks free from the humid embrace of Arkansas summers, often paints itself in broad strokes of cerulean, a vast canvas above the weathered clapboard houses and the occasional brick facade that hints at an earlier prosperity. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool and thicken around the broad leaves of the magnolias, turning the commonest of scenes into something almost luminous. The lifeblood of Mansfield once flowed from the earth, a legacy etched into the very bones of the place by the coal mines that fueled its growth. Though the deep shafts are now silent, the echoes of that industrial past remain, shaping the quiet resilience of its people and the stoic character of its main street. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws sustenance from the surrounding fertile lands, with small farms and agricultural enterprises dotting the countryside, yielding crops under that same generous Arkansas sun. Occasionally, a local festival or a community gathering will stir the placid waters of everyday life, drawing folks together with a shared sense of belonging, a tangible reminder of the interwoven histories and enduring spirit of Mansfield.
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| Location | Mansfield, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.059541°N, 94.252711°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72944 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mansfield, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mansfield, 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 Mansfield includes coordinates 35.059541°N, 94.252711°W, situated in Sebastian County. ZIP code 72944. 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. 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.
