Montrose, Arkansas Weather
Montrose, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montrose, Ashley County.
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About Montrose, Arkansas
Montrose rests in the low-lying embrace of Ashley County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a gentle humidity, thick with the scent of pine and the damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 26.1 miles west-south-west of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 253°T), and is situated 18.2 miles east-north-east of Hamburg. The terrain here is a subtle tapestry of flatlands and shallow depressions, a landscape shaped not by dramatic peaks but by the patient work of water and time, where bayous and sluggish creeks thread through stands of hardwood and pine, their surfaces reflecting the vast, often cloud-dusted sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in diffused, almost buttery shafts, illuminating the persistent green of kudzu vines that climb with quiet ambition over fences and forgotten machinery. The air carries the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, drowsy chorus that underscores the languid pace of existence in Montrose. This corner of southeastern Arkansas has long been a land of cultivation, its fertile soil yielding crops that have sustained its people through generations. The economy of Montrose, like much of this region, is deeply rooted in agriculture, primarily cotton and soybeans, their expansive fields stretching out under the sun like rumpled green carpets. The echoes of a past tied to timber, too, can be felt in the occasional weathered barn or the persistent scent of cut wood that drifts on the breeze. Life in Montrose moves with a deliberate, unhurried rhythm, a stark contrast to the clamor of more hurried places. The local general store, a hub of conversation and commerce, still serves as a gathering point, a place where news is exchanged and the pulse of the community can be felt, each transaction a small affirmation of continuity.
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| Location | Montrose, Ashley County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.297618°N, 91.493732°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71658 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montrose, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montrose, 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 Montrose includes coordinates 33.297618°N, 91.493732°W, situated in Ashley County. ZIP code 71658. 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.
