Patterson, Arkansas Weather
Patterson, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Patterson, Sebastian County.
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About Patterson, Arkansas
Patterson rests in a landscape where the Ouachita Mountains begin to soften their dramatic pronouncements, yielding to the rolling hills and fertile bottoms of western Arkansas. It lies 27.3 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 176°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-west of Mansfield. Here, the earth breathes a humid, green sigh, a constant reminder of the abundant rainfall that nourishes the tenacious oaks, hickories, and pines clothing the slopes. Creeks, often no more than a whisper in the drier months, swell into lively currents after a good rain, carving shallow ravines and feeding the richer soils of the valley floor. The air itself carries a peculiar stillness, broken only by the distant drone of machinery or the sudden, sharp call of a bird unseen, a quietude that suggests a place content in its own unfolding. The history of Patterson is etched not in grand monuments but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital crossroads for timber and agriculture, the local economy still leans on the bounty of the surrounding countryside, with farming and the processing of natural resources forming the bedrock of its sustenance. The echoes of earlier generations, who cleared the land and built the first homes, can still be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the older residences. While grand universities or bustling metropolises remain distant hums, Patterson cultivates its own distinct character, a grounded sensibility born from a deep connection to the rhythms of the earth and the shared experience of a life lived at a more deliberate pace, where the quality of light at dusk can transform the ordinary into something akin to quiet poetry.
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| Location | Patterson, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.992043°N, 94.361049°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72461, 72938, 72123 |
| Area Code | 479, 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Patterson, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Patterson, 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 Patterson includes coordinates 34.992043°N, 94.361049°W, situated in Sebastian County. ZIP code 72461, 72938, 72123. Telephone area code: 479, 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.
