Newport, Arkansas Weather
Newport, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Newport, Calhoun County.
Full aviation weather for Newport is published on the Harrell Field (KCDH) page, 22 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 Newport 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 Newport: Hampton Municipal Airport (K0R6) 24 km · South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (KELD) 26 km · El Dorado Downtown Airport-Stevens Field (KF43) 27 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 33 km · Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field (KAGO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KCDH describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newport.
About Newport, Arkansas
Newport rests in a landscape of gentle slopes and broad fields, where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 68.0 miles south-west of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 216°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-north-east of Smackover. The sky above Newport often stretches a vast, pale blue, broken only by the occasional lazy drift of a cumulus cloud. Drainage ditches, their edges softened by wild grasses and the persistent bloom of Queen Anne's lace, crisscross the terrain, hinting at the slow, deliberate flow of water that shapes this corner of Arkansas. Fields of soybeans and cotton stretch out like rumpled green and white blankets, their edges blurring into the darker, more secretive shadows of the surrounding woodlands. The history of Newport is as much about the land as it is about the people who have worked it. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with cotton and timber being the primary crops and industries that have sustained the community. The rich, dark soil, fertile from the slow decay of ancient forests, has yielded its bounty, supporting families and fostering a quiet resilience. While the grand pronouncements of boom times might be echoes of the past, a steady, unassuming economy persists, rooted in the soil and the deep-rooted traditions of its inhabitants. The occasional clapboard house, weathered by sun and rain, stands as a silent witness to the enduring spirit of Newport.
Live animated radar for Newport 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 | Newport, Calhoun County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.429842°N, 92.695159°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71751, 72112 |
| Area Code | 870, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Newport, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newport, 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 Newport includes coordinates 33.429842°N, 92.695159°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 71751, 72112. 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.
