Marianna, Arkansas Weather
Marianna, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marianna, Lee County.
Full aviation weather for Marianna is published on the Forrest City Municipal Airport (KFCY) page, 19 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 Marianna 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 Marianna: Thompson-Robbins Airport (KHEE) 23 km · Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA) 39 km · Delta Regional Airport (KDRP) 39 km · Frank Federer Memorial Airport (KM36) 40 km · Fletcher Field (KCKM) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Marianna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Marianna.
About Marianna, Arkansas
Marianna rests where the land begins to soften its grip, a place where the Mississippi Delta’s broad, fertile embrace starts to claim its territory. It lies 42.9 miles west-south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 253°T), and is situated 16.3 miles south of Forrest City. The landscape here is a study in gentle slopes and wide horizons, punctuated by stands of oak and cypress that stand like ancient sentinels over the rich, dark soil. Fields of cotton and soybeans stretch out, shimmering under a sky that often seems to hold its breath before a storm, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and growing things. The Lee County sun, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a pale, luminous glow, softening the edges of the world and lending a quiet grace to the passing hours. The history of Marianna is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of this part of Arkansas, its founding generations drawn by the promise of the alluvial soil, a promise that has sustained its economy for over a century. The legacy of cotton farming, though changed by time and technology, still echoes in the minds and memories of its people, a testament to the enduring connection between the land and its inhabitants. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the very character of Marianna speaks of resilience and a quiet persistence, a community that has weathered economic shifts and societal changes, its heart still beating to the slow, steady cadence of rural life. The occasional train whistle, a mournful cry in the distance, serves as a reminder of connections to a wider world, yet the prevailing feeling is one of self-contained tranquility.
Live animated radar for Marianna 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 | Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.773708°N, 90.757611°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72360 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marianna, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marianna, 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 Marianna includes coordinates 34.773708°N, 90.757611°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 72360. 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.
