Payneway, Arkansas Weather
Payneway, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Payneway, Poinsett County.
Full aviation weather for Payneway is published on the Marked Tree Municipal Airport (K6M8) page, 9 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 Payneway 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 Payneway: Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 35 km · Osceola Municipal Airport (K7M4) 48 km · Manila Municipal Airport (KMXA) 50 km · West Memphis Municipal Airport (KAWM) 52 km · Delta Regional Airport (KDRP) 56 km
Conditions reported at K6M8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Payneway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Payneway.
About Payneway, Arkansas
Payneway lies in a broad, flat expanse where the earth seems to stretch out in every direction, meeting a sky that often feels vast and boundless. It lies 23.6 miles south-south-east of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 151°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south of Trumann. The landscape is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, dominated by fields that undulate gently, their contours softened by the humid Arkansas air. Along the edges of these cultivated lands, stands of mature trees—oaks and elms primarily—form dense, dark walls, their branches heavy with the weight of their age. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar quality, especially in the late afternoon, filtering through the leaves with a diffused warmth that seems to slow down time, casting long, languid shadows across the dusty, unpaved roads that crisscross the area. The air itself carries the scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a constant, earthy perfume that clings to everything. The history of Payneway is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a place where agriculture has always been the bedrock of existence. For generations, the rhythms of planting and harvest have dictated the pace of life, shaping the local economy around the cultivation of cotton and soybeans, crops that have long defined this corner of Poinsett County. The quiet resilience of the people of Payneway is etched into the very character of the place, a stoicism born from enduring the cycles of nature and the ebb and flow of agricultural fortunes. While grand landmarks are few, the true character of Payneway resides in its understated beauty: the weathered barns that stand sentinel over fields, the enduring simplicity of its homes, and the shared understanding that binds its residents together, a community that has learned to thrive in the quiet embrace of the Delta.
Live animated radar for Payneway 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 | Payneway, Poinsett County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.543137°N, 90.502883°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72472 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Payneway, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Payneway, 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 Payneway includes coordinates 35.543137°N, 90.502883°W, situated in Poinsett County. ZIP code 72472. 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.
