Piney, Arkansas Weather
Piney, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Piney, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Piney is published on the Ozark Franklin County Airport (K7M5) page, 22 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 Piney 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 Piney: Arrowhead Assault Strip (KAZU) 37 km · Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) 39 km · Drake Field (KFYV) 48 km · Clarksville Municipal Airport (KH35) 58 km
Conditions reported at K7M5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Piney specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Piney.
About Piney, Arkansas
Piney rests in a landscape where the Ozark foothills begin to soften their ruggedness, yielding to a terrain of rolling hills and broad, fertile bottoms. It lies 23.6 miles north-east of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 54°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of Mulberry. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of a summer afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint sweetness of unseen wildflowers. Ancient oaks, their bark a rough testament to decades of sun and storm, stand sentry over fields that stretch towards the hazy horizon, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. Creeks, shallow and clear, wind their way through the land, their banks often fringed with dense thickets of blackberry and wild plum, offering glimpses of the quiet, persistent life that thrives in this corner of Franklin County. The economic lifeblood of Piney has long been tied to the generosity of its soil, with agriculture forming the backbone of its identity. Generations have worked these lands, coaxing sustenance from the rich loam, and the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates the pulse of the community. The nearby Arkansas River, a broad artery of commerce and connection, has played a vital role in the area's development, facilitating the transport of goods and fostering a spirit of resilience. Though the grandest pronouncements of history might pass Piney by, its story is written in the weathered barns, the quiet dignity of its people, and the enduring beauty of its natural setting, a place where the past is not so much a relic as a living presence.
Live animated radar for Piney 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 | Piney, Franklin County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.585918°N, 94.057702°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72847, 72947, 72837, 71913 |
| Area Code | 479, 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Piney, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Piney, 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 Piney includes coordinates 35.585918°N, 94.057702°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 72847, 72947, 72837, 71913. Telephone area code: 479, 870. 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.
