Mount Olive, Arkansas Weather
Mount Olive, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Olive, Poinsett County.
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About Mount Olive, Arkansas
Mount Olive unfurls across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and sky, a gentle sweep of flatlands punctuated by the occasional rise of fertile earth. It lies 29.8 miles south-south-east of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 147°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Marked Tree. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of freshly turned soil and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to deepen the stillness. Towering oaks and elms, their branches reaching wide like benevolent arms, cast dappled shade over the roads that ribbon through the countryside, leading to scattered farmsteads and the quiet heart of Mount Olive itself. The very ground feels yielding, a testament to the rich alluvial deposits that have made this region a breadbasket for generations, and the light, when it softens towards evening, paints the broad, open fields in hues of honey and rose. The history of Mount Olive is inextricably tied to the agricultural bounty of the Delta, a story of resilience and adaptation that began with the fertile soil and the promise of a harvest. For decades, cotton was king, its white fluff a common sight against the emerald green of summer fields, and the echoes of that era can still be felt in the quiet dignity of the older homes and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. While the economy has diversified, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with soybeans and rice now sharing the stage, their cultivation sustained by a network of irrigation canals that shimmer like silver threads under the Arkansas sun. The community of Mount Olive, though small, possesses a distinct character, a groundedness born from lives lived in close communion with the land and the enduring traditions that have shaped its people.
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| Location | Mount Olive, Poinsett County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.482583°N, 90.41288°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72386, 72727, 72556 |
| Area Code | 479, 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Olive, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive includes coordinates 35.482583°N, 90.412880°W, situated in Poinsett County. ZIP code 72386, 72727, 72556. Telephone area code: 479, 501. 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.
