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, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Sheridan Municipal Airport (K9M8) page, 15 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: Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field (KPBF) 27 km · Saline County Regional Airport (KSUZ) 42 km · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (KLIT) 48 km · Star City Municipal Airport (K55M) 51 km · Malvern Municipal Airport (KM78) 53 km
Conditions reported at K9M8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 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 lies spread out like a worn quilt across the flat, fertile lands of Jefferson County. It lies 11.6 miles west-north-west of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 294°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-north-west of White Hall. The landscape here is a study in soft greens and muted browns, punctuated by the darker silhouettes of scattered cypress and oak trees that stand sentinel along the infrequent drainage ditches. The air itself, especially after a summer rain, carries the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a perfume that clings to everything. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy clouds, has a peculiar, diffused quality, softening the edges of barns and blurring the distant horizons. The paved roads, many of them cracked and faded, trace gentle, almost imperceptible curves through fields of cotton and soybeans, the very definition of rural Arkansas. The history of Midway is tied intrinsically to the rich alluvial soil that has sustained generations of farmers. Its economy has always been rooted in agriculture, a slow, steady rhythm dictated by the seasons. While grand plantations are not the story here, the land has been worked and re-worked, yielding its bounty through sweat and perseverance. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Midway; its character is found in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring connection to the earth. The occasional cluster of weathered buildings, a general store with its faded paint and a church whose steeple points resolutely skyward, speaks of a life lived with a deep, abiding practicality, a testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Arkansas.
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, Jefferson County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.297041°N, 92.189036°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 34.297041°N, 92.189036°W, situated in Jefferson 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.
