Midland, Arkansas Weather
Midland, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Midland, Sebastian County.
Full aviation weather for Midland is published on the Arrowhead Assault Strip (KAZU) page, 24 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. 4 airfields within reach of Midland 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 Midland: Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR) 26 km · Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) 27 km · Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAZU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midland.
About Midland, Arkansas
Midland rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land begins to gently swell towards the Ouachita Mountains, a distant, hazy blue on the horizon. It lies 20.4 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 173°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-north-west of Mansfield. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid Arkansas sky, washes the landscape in a warm, golden light, illuminating the rich, dark soil of the fields that stretch out from the modest homes. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, mingled with the sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs over weathered fences. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like ancient arms, punctuate the fields, offering pockets of cool shade where the land breathes deeply. This stretch of Sebastian County, where Midland finds its place, carries the quiet echo of a time when coal seams were king, though that era has long since faded, leaving behind a landscape that has steadily turned its face towards agriculture. While the deep mines are now only memories, the resilience of the people remains, reflected in the sturdy farmhouses and the careful tending of crops. The local economy, once powered by the earth's dark heart, now thrives on the bounty of the land, with cattle grazing on rolling pastures and the occasional truck rumbling by, laden with produce destined for markets beyond Midland. A palpable sense of connection to the past hums beneath the surface, a quiet understanding of the labor that shaped this place.
Live animated radar for Midland 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 | Midland, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.093152°N, 94.35327°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72945 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midland, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midland, 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 Midland includes coordinates 35.093152°N, 94.353270°W, situated in Sebastian County. ZIP code 72945. 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. 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.
