Mount Pleasant, Arkansas Weather
Mount Pleasant, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Pleasant, Fulton County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Pleasant is published on the Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) page, 14 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant: Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 25 km · Calico Rock Izard County Airport (K37T) 27 km · Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 29 km · Thayer Memorial Airport (K42M) 38 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 51 km
Conditions reported at K6M2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Pleasant specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Pleasant.
About Mount Pleasant, Arkansas
Mount Pleasant rises from the rolling Ozark foothills, a place where the land's gentle contours suggest an ancient, unhurried breathing. It lies 72.9 miles west-north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 296°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-north-west of Horseshoe Bend. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine and sun-baked earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard houses and the wide, quiet streets. Fields of soybeans and corn, their greens deepening to emerald as summer progresses, stretch out like rumpled blankets, bordered by stands of oak and hickory that offer a dappled shade. The sky overhead is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue in the heat of the day, softening to bruised lavender and rose as evening descends. This is a landscape that feels both grounded and expansive, a subtle invitation to pause and absorb the stillness. The history of Mount Pleasant is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the quiet persistence of its people. Once a hub for timber and agriculture, the economy still draws strength from the land, with farming and small businesses forming the bedrock of daily life. The Izard County Courthouse, a solid brick structure at the heart of the town square, stands as a quiet testament to its enduring presence, a place where local decisions have been made for generations. While the grand narratives of booming industry might have passed it by, Mount Pleasant holds its own distinct character, a self-sufficiency born from necessity and a deep connection to the surrounding natural beauty. The occasional rumble of a tractor on a distant road or the soft murmur of conversation from a porch swing are the sounds that truly define the rhythm of life here.
Live animated radar for Mount Pleasant 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.
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| Location | Mount Pleasant, Fulton County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.292566°N, 91.885705°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71854, 71860, 72561 |
| Area Code | 870, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Pleasant, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant includes coordinates 36.292566°N, 91.885705°W, situated in Fulton County. ZIP code 71854, 71860, 72561. Telephone area code: 870, 501. 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.
