Mena, Arkansas Weather
Mena, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mena, Polk County.
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About Mena, Arkansas
Mena rests in the Ouachita Mountains, a landscape of rolling forested hills where the air often carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 56.0 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 171°T), and is situated 10.5 miles north-east of Hatfield. The terrain here is a study in green, a dense tapestry of deciduous and coniferous trees that climb the slopes and fill the valleys, giving way to occasional clearings where the land opens to the sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the winding roads that lead in and out of the valley, and the quiet hum of cicadas is a constant, almost musical, companion to the rustle of leaves. The distant peaks, softened by haze, suggest a world of hidden hollows and whispering streams, a place where nature's patient hand has shaped the contours of the land for millennia. The story of Mena is tied to the timber industry that once boomed, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and the quiet lumber mills that still operate, though at a gentler pace than in its heyday. The arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century was the catalyst for its growth, connecting this remote pocket of Arkansas to the wider world and fostering a spirit of hardy self-reliance among its people. Today, Mena draws visitors not just for its rugged beauty, but for the unique charm of its historic downtown, where the old courthouse stands as a solid sentinel and local businesses offer a taste of genuine Southern hospitality. The Ouachita River, though not directly bordering Mena, influences the region's waterways, feeding the smaller creeks and streams that thread through the surrounding forests, a constant murmur of cool water through the ancient hills.
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| Location | Mena, Polk County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.586217°N, 94.239655°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71953 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mena, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mena, 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 Mena includes coordinates 34.586217°N, 94.239655°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 71953. Telephone area code: 870. 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.
