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, Izard County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Pleasant is published on the Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 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: Batesville Regional Airport (KBVX) 28 km · Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) 29 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 32 km · Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 38 km · Calico Rock Izard County Airport (K37T) 42 km
Conditions reported at K42A 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 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.
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, 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 | 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 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. 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.
