Pencil Bluff, Arkansas Weather
Pencil Bluff, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pencil Bluff, Montgomery County.
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About Pencil Bluff, Arkansas
Pencil Bluff rises from the Ouachita Mountains like a weathered shoulder, its slopes cloaked in the deep, verdant hush of pine and oak. It lies 39.6 miles west-north-west of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 283°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Mount Ida. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of the forest floor, mingling with the faint, sweet scent of wild honeysuckle that clings to the rocky outcrops. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting, golden mosaics onto the uneven terrain, illuminating patches of moss-covered stone and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing. The land itself seems to breathe with a quiet persistence, a testament to seasons of growth and slow decay, where the very soil feels rich with the secrets of ages. The Ouachita River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, whispers its constant, murmuring song along the edges of this wild, undulating country, its banks fringed with ferns and the gnarled roots of ancient trees. This is a place where the echoes of old ways still linger, where the history of logging and small-scale farming has shaped the character of Pencil Bluff. For generations, the bounty of the surrounding forests and the fertile river bottomlands provided a modest but steady livelihood for the families who settled here, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of the seasons. While the grander industries have long since moved on, a quiet resilience remains, a deep-rooted connection to the land that sustains it. The local economy, though perhaps not bustling, finds its pulse in the gentle ebb and flow of rural life, in the small businesses that serve the needs of the community and in the enduring appeal of the natural beauty that draws visitors seeking a respite from the noise of the world. The distinctive shape of the bluffs themselves, worn smooth by wind and water, has lent its name to this enduring corner of the Ouachitas, a place where time seems to move with a more deliberate grace.
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| Location | Pencil Bluff, Montgomery County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.629821°N, 93.734363°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71965 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pencil Bluff, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pencil Bluff, 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 Pencil Bluff includes coordinates 34.629821°N, 93.734363°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 71965. 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.
