Perla, Arkansas Weather
Perla, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Perla, Hot Spring County.
Full aviation weather for Perla is published on the Malvern Municipal Airport (KM78) page, 4 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. 5 airfields within reach of Perla 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 Perla: Memorial Field Airport (KHOT) 32 km · Saline County Regional Airport (KSUZ) 37 km · Sheridan Municipal Airport (K9M8) 39 km · Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (KADF) 40 km
Conditions reported at KM78 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Perla specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Perla.
About Perla, Arkansas
Perla breathes the humid air of the Arkansas landscape, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 17.4 miles south-west of Benton, AR (from Benton, AR: bearing 217°T), and is situated 2.4 miles east of Malvern. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of pine and oak, give way to the gentler slopes that cradle this small corner of Hot Spring County. The soil here is a rich, red clay, tenacious and deep, a testament to the long seasons of sun and rain. Creeks, little more than silver threads in the summer heat, swell into boisterous streams after a good downpour, their banks often lined with the hardy green of kudzu, a relentless vine that claims every available surface. The light, especially in the late afternoon, softens and deepens, casting long, sleepy shadows that stretch across the fields and the occasional weathered barn. The history of Perla is tied to the very earth it sits upon, a story of resourcefulness and quiet endurance. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the bounty of the land, from timber that once fueled local sawmills to the agriculture that still defines the landscape in patches of cotton and corn. The legacy of these industries is visible in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that speaks of practical needs and generations of hard work. Though no longer a bustling hub, Perla retains a character forged by its past, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the quiet hum of community. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and blooming honeysuckle, a simple perfume that lingers long after the storm has passed.
Live animated radar for Perla 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 | Perla, Hot Spring County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.364538°N, 92.771556°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72104 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Perla, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Perla, 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 Perla includes coordinates 34.364538°N, 92.771556°W, situated in Hot Spring County. ZIP code 72104. 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.
