Portland, Arkansas Weather
Portland, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Portland, Ashley County.
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About Portland, Arkansas
Portland, Arkansas, lies low in the delta, a place where the land yields its bounty with a patient, humid breath. It lies 28.6 miles west-south-west of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 246°T), and is situated 16.5 miles east of Hamburg. The terrain here is a broad, flat canvas painted with the greens of summer crops and the rich, dark earth that remembers the ancient, slow-moving waters. Cypress knees, gnarled and dark as old bones, punctuate the watery edges of drainage ditches and the sluggish flow of bayous that snake through the landscape, reflecting a sky that often hangs heavy with moisture. The air, especially in the long, languid afternoons, carries the sweet, cloying scent of ripening cotton and the fainter, metallic tang of distant machinery. Even the quiet here has a certain weight, a stillness that seems to absorb sound, as if the very air is too thick with the day's heat to carry it far. The history of Portland is etched in the persistent cycle of planting and harvest, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of this region. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the soil, with cotton and soybeans dominating the fields that stretch to the horizon. This agrarian heartbeat has shaped the character of Portland, fostering a pragmatism and a deep connection to the land's rhythms. The town itself, a collection of weathered buildings and modest homes, speaks of a life lived in close communion with the seasons. While no grand monuments rise, the quiet dignity of its people and their dedication to the land are its most distinctive features, a quiet strength that has weathered the changing tides of industry and time.
Live animated radar for Portland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Portland, Ashley County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.237897°N, 91.51151°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71663 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Portland, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portland, 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 Portland includes coordinates 33.237897°N, 91.511510°W, situated in Ashley County. ZIP code 71663. Telephone area code: 870. 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.
