Norphlet, Arkansas Weather
Norphlet, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Norphlet, Union County.
Full aviation weather for Norphlet is published on the El Dorado Downtown Airport-Stevens Field (KF43) 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 Norphlet 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 Norphlet: South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (KELD) 18 km · Hampton Municipal Airport (K0R6) 30 km · Harrell Field (KCDH) 35 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 39 km · Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field (KAGO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KF43 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Norphlet specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Norphlet.
About Norphlet, Arkansas
Norphlet rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and earth. It lies 64.0 miles north-north-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of El Dorado. Pine forests, thick and fragrant, rise from the sandy soil, their needles forming a soft carpet underfoot. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the woods, mixed with the subtle sweetness of blooming wildflowers in the warmer months. Rolling hills, not imposing but present, define the horizon, their gentle slopes leading the eye towards the vast, often cloud-dappled Arkansas sky. Small creeks, ribbon-like and cool, meander through the terrain, their waters glinting like scattered coins when the sun breaks through the canopy. The character of Norphlet is that of quiet resilience, a place that has weathered seasons and changes with a steady, unassuming grace. This corner of Union County has a history tied to the land's bounty. Once, timber was king, the towering pines felled and sent down rivers to sawmills and distant ports, leaving behind clearings that soon filled with the tenacious scrub and new growth. The local economy, though diversified now, still echoes that reliance on the earth, with agriculture playing a significant role, the rich soil yielding crops under the generous Southern sun. You can still feel the echoes of a simpler time in the unhurried pace of life, the friendly waves exchanged between passing cars, and the way conversations can drift like smoke on a still evening. Norphlet’s story is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the enduring presence of the natural world that surrounds them.
Live animated radar for Norphlet 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 | Norphlet, Union County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.315958°N, 92.662935°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71759, 71730 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Norphlet, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norphlet, 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 Norphlet includes coordinates 33.315958°N, 92.662935°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 71759, 71730. Telephone area code: 870. 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.
