Paragould, Arkansas Weather
Paragould, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paragould, Greene County.
Full aviation weather for Paragould is published on the Kirk Field (KPGR) page, 1 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 Paragould 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 Paragould: Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 29 km · Manila Municipal Airport (KMXA) 36 km · Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (KARG) 39 km · Kennett Memorial Airport (KTKX) 45 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KM70) 46 km
Conditions reported at KPGR describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paragould specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Paragould.
About Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould rests in a landscape that speaks of gentle plains, where the rich alluvial soil, once the domain of ancient forests, now yields bountiful harvests under an expansive Arkansas sky. It lies 18.9 miles north-east of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 38°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south of Oak Grove Heights. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a humid sweetness that clings to the broad, flat expanse. Wide fields of cotton and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees that mark a farmstead or a winding creek bed. The light, especially as dusk begins to settle, can cast a soft, almost hazy glow over the land, blurring the edges of the world into a peaceful, quiet tableau. The history of Paragould is deeply intertwined with the railroads that converged here, a crossroads that spurred its growth from a humble settlement into a vital hub for Greene County. This strategic confluence fostered a local economy that has long leaned on agriculture and, in more recent times, diversified into light manufacturing and logistics. The region's past is also marked by the quiet resilience of its people, shaped by the cycles of farming and the steady hum of industry. Visitors might notice the enduring charm of its historic downtown, a testament to earlier eras, and the surrounding countryside, which continues to be the lifeblood of Paragould, sustaining its identity as a place rooted in the fertile earth.
Live animated radar for Paragould 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 | Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.058402°N, 90.497329°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72450, 72451 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paragould, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paragould, 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 Paragould includes coordinates 36.058402°N, 90.497329°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 72450, 72451. 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. 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.
