Prairie Creek, Arkansas Weather
Prairie Creek, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prairie Creek, Sebastian County.
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About Prairie Creek, Arkansas
Prairie Creek unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient work of water and time, a place where the sky seems to hold a deeper blue than elsewhere. It lies 23.2 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 173°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Mansfield. Rolling hills, softened by a verdant cloak of mixed hardwoods and pine, give way to the gentler contours of the creek itself, a ribbon of cool, clear water that winds its way through the terrain. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, particularly after a summer shower, and the late afternoon sun often casts a mellow, golden light upon the fields, lending a quiet dignity to the scene. Small clearings reveal patches of cultivated land, the soil a rich, dark loam, hinting at the agricultural pulse that beats beneath the surface of this western Arkansas locality. The story of Prairie Creek is one of resilience and quiet industry, a history deeply intertwined with the land. For generations, the bounty of the earth has sustained its people, with farming and timber forming the bedrock of its economy. While larger industries may have passed by, the spirit of self-reliance remains, evident in the small businesses that serve the local population and the care with which the natural resources are managed. The creek itself, though not a grand river, has been a constant companion, a source of life and a gentle pathway through the Ozark foothills. There are no grand monuments here, no clamoring for attention; instead, the distinctive character of Prairie Creek is found in the enduring strength of its landscape and the quiet continuity of its life.
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| Location | Prairie Creek, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.05232°N, 94.350215°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72938, 72756 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairie Creek, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairie Creek, 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 Prairie Creek includes coordinates 35.052320°N, 94.350215°W, situated in Sebastian County. ZIP code 72938, 72756. Telephone area code: 479. 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.
