Midway, Arkansas Weather
Midway, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Midway, Hot Spring County.
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (KADF) page, 20 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 Midway 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 Midway: Malvern Municipal Airport (KM78) 20 km · Memorial Field Airport (KHOT) 28 km · Gurdon Lowe Field (K5M8) 41 km · Sheridan Municipal Airport (K9M8) 57 km · Saline County Regional Airport (KSUZ) 58 km
Conditions reported at KADF describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midway.
About Midway, Arkansas
Midway settles into the gentle, rolling terrain of central Arkansas, a place where the horizon softens into a hazy blend of cotton fields and dense stands of pine. It lies 18.0 miles south-south-east of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 163°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-east of Caddo Valley. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the Ouachita River basin, a subtle perfume that speaks of fertile soil and the slow, steady breath of the land. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid afternoons, can cast a golden sheen on the weathered barns and the quiet, straight roads that slice through the landscape, each one a promise of what lies just beyond. The character of Midway is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace and life unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried grace. Historically, Midway's roots are intertwined with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, its economy long anchored by the cultivation of crops like cotton and soybeans, their broad, green expanses a defining feature of the summer months. The local character is shaped by this agrarian heritage, a spirit of hard work and neighborly connection that persists. While not a bustling hub, Midway possesses a distinct identity, a small pocket of Arkansas where the echoes of past generations resonate in the rustling leaves of the ancient oak trees and in the enduring traditions of a community that understands the enduring value of tending to the land and to one another.
Live animated radar for Midway 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 | Midway, Hot Spring County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.254259°N, 92.963506°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72394, 71728, 72568, 72651 |
| Area Code | 501, 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midway, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midway, 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 Midway includes coordinates 34.254259°N, 92.963506°W, situated in Hot Spring County. ZIP code 72394, 71728, 72568, 72651. Telephone area code: 501, 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.
