Pleasant Plains, Arkansas Weather
Pleasant Plains, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasant Plains, Independence County.
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About Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
Pleasant Plains unfurls across a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomland, a place where the wide Arkansas sky feels particularly vast. It lies 45.5 miles north-north-east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 29°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Salado. Here, the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening crops, a constant reminder of the land's generous spirit. The terrain slopes gently, giving way to meandering creeks that thread through stands of oak, hickory, and the occasional towering pine, their shadows lengthening and softening the afternoon light. Life in Pleasant Plains moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a quiet hum of activity that seems to emanate from the very ground itself. This corner of Independence County has long been shaped by the bounty of its soil, its economy deeply rooted in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cotton and soybeans that stretch out in vast, sun-drenched fields. Before the fields, however, came the earliest settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the steady flow of nearby waterways, which provided both sustenance and a means of transport. The history of Pleasant Plains is a story told in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of old farmhouses, each one a silent witness to generations of hard work and resilience. While no grand monuments mark its past, the character of Pleasant Plains is found in its enduring connection to the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Pleasant Plains, Independence County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.55008°N, 91.626249°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72568 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasant Plains, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant Plains, 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 Pleasant Plains includes coordinates 35.550080°N, 91.626249°W, situated in Independence County. ZIP code 72568. 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. 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.
