Plainview, Arkansas Weather
Plainview, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plainview, White County.
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About Plainview, Arkansas
Plainview rests within a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile bottomlands, where the Arkansas sky stretches wide and often holds the subtle blush of dawn or the deepening hues of dusk. It lies 30.2 miles north-east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 39°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-east of Searcy. The land here is a generous, dark loam, yielding to the persistent efforts of agriculture, and the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth after a spring rain. Across the horizon, stands of oak and hickory mark the boundaries of fields, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to absorb the quiet hum of the afternoon. The very character of Plainview is etched into this enduring fertility, a place where the land dictates the pace and the horizon offers a constant, unvarnished prospect. The history of Plainview is inextricably tied to the rich agricultural potential of this part of White County. For generations, the cultivation of cotton and soybeans has formed the bedrock of its local economy, a tradition passed down through families who understand the subtle language of the seasons. While modern machinery has transformed the methods, the fundamental relationship between the people and the soil remains. Along the nearby waterways, the echoes of earlier lives, perhaps of river traders or early settlers navigating the waterways, can almost be heard on the breeze. Plainview continues to draw its strength from the land's bounty, a quiet testament to enduring rural life in the heart of Arkansas.
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| Location | Plainview, White County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.312584°N, 91.677081°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72865, 72026, 72081, 72857 |
| Area Code | 870, 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plainview, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plainview, 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 Plainview includes coordinates 35.312584°N, 91.677081°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 72865, 72026, 72081, 72857. Telephone area code: 870, 479. 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.
