Mount Pleasant, Arkansas Weather
Mount Pleasant, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Pleasant, Izard County.
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About Mount Pleasant, Arkansas
Mount Pleasant rests in a gentle cradle of Ozark foothills, where the landscape rolls with a quiet persistence, clad in the deep greens of oak and pine. It lies 59.4 miles west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 278°T), and is situated 14.7 miles north-north-west of Batesville. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a perpetual perfume after a rain, and the light at dusk, when it slants through the trees, can turn the ordinary into something hushed and luminous. Streams, born from the higher ground, meander through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the sky in fleeting glimpses as they make their way toward larger waterways. The terrain itself seems to breathe, a soft rise and fall that invites a slow, considered exploration, where the quiet hum of insects and the distant call of a bird are the dominant sounds. The history of Mount Pleasant is tied to the fertile ground and the resilience of those who settled it, their livelihoods once deeply rooted in agriculture and timber. While the days of extensive logging have largely passed, the echoes of that industry can still be felt in the lingering scent of sawdust and the sturdy architecture of older buildings. The local economy now finds its footing in a more diversified approach, with small businesses serving the needs of the surrounding farms and families, and a quiet pride in the self-sufficiency that has always characterized this corner of the Ozarks. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues in Mount Pleasant, but rather a steady, unassuming presence, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of its people.
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| Location | Mount Pleasant, Izard County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.961739°N, 91.7557°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71854, 71860, 72561 |
| Area Code | 870, 501 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Pleasant includes coordinates 35.961739°N, 91.755700°W, situated in Izard 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. 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.
