Poplar Grove, Arkansas Weather
Poplar Grove, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Poplar Grove, Phillips County.
Full aviation weather for Poplar Grove is published on the Thompson-Robbins Airport (KHEE) page, 16 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 Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove: Fletcher Field (KCKM) 42 km · Forrest City Municipal Airport (KFCY) 44 km · Frank Federer Memorial Airport (KM36) 47 km · Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA) 49 km · Clarendon Municipal Airport (K4M8) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHEE describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Poplar Grove specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Poplar Grove.
About Poplar Grove, Arkansas
Poplar Grove lies on land that has seen the slow, patient work of water and wind, a landscape sculpted by the Mississippi Delta's enduring embrace. It lies 54.3 miles west-south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 239°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east of Marvell. Here, the air hangs thick and humid, especially in the summer months, carrying the scent of damp earth and ripening cotton. The terrain is predominantly flat, a vast expanse of rich alluvial soil that stretches towards horizons often softened by haze. Ancient trees, some bearing the gnarled marks of decades, stand sentinel along the roadsides, their leaves whispering secrets in the infrequent breeze. The character of Poplar Grove is one of quiet persistence, a place where the earth dictates much of the rhythm of life. This stretch of Phillips County has long been shaped by agriculture, its fertile ground a testament to generations of cultivation, primarily cotton and soybeans that still define the local economy. The echoes of its past are subtle, not shouted from grand monuments, but felt in the weathered grain of old barns and the faint, persistent hum of machinery working the fields. The Mississippi River, a powerful, life-giving artery, is never far from mind, its presence influencing the very character of the land and the resilience of its people, who have learned to live in concert with its moods. The legacy of this riverine existence, of planting and harvesting under the wide Arkansas sky, forms the quiet, enduring heart of Poplar Grove.
Live animated radar for Poplar Grove 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 | Poplar Grove, Phillips County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.547878°N, 90.853169°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72335, 72374 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poplar Grove, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poplar Grove, 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 Poplar Grove includes coordinates 34.547878°N, 90.853169°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 72335, 72374. 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.
