O'Kean, Arkansas Weather
O'Kean, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for O'Kean, Randolph County.
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About O'Kean, Arkansas
O'Kean lies in a landscape of soft, rolling hills, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 19.3 miles west-north-west of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 293°T), and is situated 10.8 miles south-east of Pocahontas. The land here is a patient, yielding canvas, painted in shades of verdant green that deepen to emerald in the shadows of the mature hardwood forests. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, warm shafts, illuminating the occasional glint of mica in the exposed clay banks along the shallow, meandering streams. The character of O'Kean is one of quiet endurance, a place where the slow, deliberate growth of trees mirrors the unhurried pace of life, and where the distant call of a crow can carry for miles on the still air. The history of O'Kean is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the timber that once seemed inexhaustible, fueling a local economy that revolved around agriculture and logging. Generations have worked this land, coaxing corn and cotton from its depths, their efforts etched into the weathered barns and fences that dot the landscape. While the grand lumber mills have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past still whisper through the woods, a reminder of the grit and determination that shaped this corner of Randolph County. Today, a more subdued agricultural rhythm prevails, with smaller farms tending to livestock and crops, and a handful of local businesses providing the necessities for a life lived close to the earth, where the changing seasons dictate the tempo of existence.
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| Location | O'Kean, Randolph County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.169234°N, 90.814283°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72449 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This O'Kean, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for O'Kean, 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 O'Kean includes coordinates 36.169234°N, 90.814283°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 72449. Telephone area code: 501. 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.
