Mellwood, Arkansas Weather
Mellwood, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mellwood, Phillips County.
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About Mellwood, Arkansas
Mellwood lies low and broad, a place where the Mississippi River’s vast, brown breath seems to settle, shaping the very air. It lies 56.3 miles north of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 6°T), and is situated 21.7 miles west of Clarksdale. The land here is a deep, fertile alluvial plain, a patchwork quilt of fields that stretch towards a horizon often softened by the humid haze of the South. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel along the sluggish bayous and oxbow lakes, their dark reflections mirroring the heavy, verdant canopy. The sky, when it breaks free of the clouds, is a brilliant, almost blinding blue, a stark contrast to the rich, dark earth that promises abundance. The quiet here is not an absence of sound, but a different kind of sound—the hum of insects, the distant croak of frogs, the rustle of unseen life in the dense undergrowth. The history of Mellwood is deeply intertwined with the rich, dark soil and the mighty river that has both sustained and threatened it for generations. This land, once roamed by indigenous peoples, was settled by those drawn to its agricultural promise, a promise still largely fulfilled by cotton and soybeans that carpet the landscape. The local economy, a steady hum of planting and harvesting, echoes the cycles of the sun and rain, a rhythm that has shaped the character of Mellwood into one of patient resilience and quiet determination. The traces of past endeavors, perhaps a forgotten levee or the weathered timbers of an old river landing, whisper stories of a time when the Mississippi was the undisputed highway of commerce, carrying fortunes and families downstream. Even now, the river’s presence is felt, a constant reminder of nature's power and the enduring spirit of the people who call this fertile delta home.
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| Location | Mellwood, Phillips County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.219826°N, 90.950388°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72367 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mellwood, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mellwood, 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 Mellwood includes coordinates 34.219826°N, 90.950388°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 72367. 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.
