Powhatan, Arkansas Weather
Powhatan, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Powhatan, Lawrence County.
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About Powhatan, Arkansas
Powhatan rests in the verdant heart of Lawrence County, a place where the land gently rolls and the sky seems to stretch an infinite canvas. It lies 28.5 miles north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 306°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Walnut Ridge. The White River, a ribbon of liquid silver, glides past, its banks fringed with the deep green of ancient cypress and the paler shimmer of cottonwood. Fields of emerald corn and golden soy reach towards the horizon, their neat rows a testament to the patient hand of agriculture. The air itself carries a weight, a humid embrace that softens the edges of the day, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, descending behind a veil of soft clouds, casts a warm, honeyed light across the landscape. Even the wind, when it rustles through the leaves, seems to whisper secrets of the soil. The history of Powhatan is as deeply rooted as the oaks that line its quiet streets, a narrative woven from the threads of pioneer spirit and the bounty of the land. Once a bustling river port, its heyday echoed with the sounds of steamboats and the commerce they carried, a legacy that still whispers from the weathered facades of its older buildings. Today, the economy of Powhatan remains intrinsically tied to the fertile soil, with agriculture still forming its sturdy backbone, a continuity that lends a comforting predictability to the rhythm of daily life. While the larger world rushes on, Powhatan holds its ground, a small but enduring testament to the enduring power of place, where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the quiet dignity of its enduring character.
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| Location | Powhatan, Lawrence County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.082292°N, 91.118459°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72458 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powhatan, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powhatan, 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 Powhatan includes coordinates 36.082292°N, 91.118459°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 72458. 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.
