Pocahontas, Arkansas Weather
Pocahontas, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pocahontas, Randolph County.
Full aviation weather for Pocahontas is published on the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KM70) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas: Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (KARG) 16 km · Kirk Field (KPGR) 47 km · Doniphan Municipal Airport (KX33) 51 km · Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 53 km · Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 56 km
Conditions reported at KM70 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pocahontas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pocahontas.
About Pocahontas, Arkansas
Pocahontas unfolds across a landscape shaped by ancient waterways and fertile plains, where the Black River, a serpentine ribbon of cool, dark water, marks the edges of its agricultural heart. It lies 29.9 miles west-north-west of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 298°T), and is situated 13.4 miles north of Walnut Ridge. The land here is a gentle swell, a quilt of fields stitched with stands of oak and hickory, their leaves rustling secrets carried on the humid air. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy cloud cover, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the deep green of the pastures and the weathered wood of farmhouses that dot the horizon. The character of Pocahontas is one of quiet resilience, a place where the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons dictates the rhythm of life, and the sky, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays, feels both immense and intimately connected to the lives lived beneath it. The history of Pocahontas is entwined with the rich soil and the promise of the land, a story of pioneers who sought sustenance and a new beginning along the banks of the Black River. The local economy, still deeply rooted in agriculture, thrives on the bounty of soybeans, rice, and timber harvested from the surrounding countryside, with the river itself serving as a historical artery for trade and transport. Generations have built their lives here, fostering a sense of enduring community, where the past is not forgotten but subtly informs the present. Notable among its features is the historic courthouse square, a gathering place that has witnessed the ebb and flow of Pocahontas's life, standing as a silent sentinel to its enduring spirit and the quiet pride of its people.
Live animated radar for Pocahontas 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.261456°N, 90.971233°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72455 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pocahontas, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas includes coordinates 36.261456°N, 90.971233°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 72455. 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.
