Mountain Home, Arkansas Weather
Mountain Home, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mountain Home, Baxter County.
Full aviation weather for Mountain Home is published on the Ozark Regional Airport (KBPK) page, 8 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 Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home: Marion County Regional Airport (KFLP) 19 km · Calico Rock Izard County Airport (K37T) 29 km · Searcy County Airport (K4A5) 55 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 58 km · Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBPK describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mountain Home specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mountain Home.
About Mountain Home, Arkansas
Mountain Home rises from the Ozark foothills, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, enduring patience. It lies 79.1 miles south-east of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 140°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-north-east of Gassville. Rolling hills, cloaked in the emerald of oak and pine, cradle the town, their slopes softened by the passage of seasons. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the subtle sweetness of wildflowers in spring and the sharp, invigorating bite of pine needles in winter. sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy, often falls in broad, golden swathes across the uneven terrain, illuminating patches of wild azaleas or the weathered grey of ancient rock outcroppings. The very character of Mountain Home is etched into the contours of this land, a gentle rise and fall that mirrors the unhurried rhythm of its days. The history of Mountain Home is interwoven with the bounty and challenges of this Ozark landscape. Its economy, once deeply tied to timber and agriculture, has found new life in the crystal-clear waters of the nearby White River and its abundant trout population, drawing anglers from across the nation. This waterway, a shimmering ribbon through the verdant countryside, is more than just an economic engine; it's a lifeline, a place of recreation and quiet contemplation. The echoes of early settlers, who carved their lives from this rugged country, can still be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of the people. While no grand universities or famous figures claim immediate association, Mountain Home possesses a distinct cultural character, a blend of Southern hospitality and Ozark grit, where neighborly kindness is as readily offered as a helping hand in times of need.
Live animated radar for Mountain Home 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.335345°N, 92.385159°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72121, 72653 |
| Area Code | 501, 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain Home, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home includes coordinates 36.335345°N, 92.385159°W, situated in Baxter County. ZIP code 72121, 72653. Telephone area code: 501, 479. 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.
