Norphlet, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Norphlet, Union County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.