Prescott, Arkansas Weather
Prescott, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prescott, Nevada County.
Full aviation weather for Prescott is published on the Kizer Field (K4F7) 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 Prescott 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 Prescott: Gurdon Lowe Field (K5M8) 24 km · Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) 27 km · Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (KADF) 44 km · Howard County Airport (KM77) 47 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 50 km
Conditions reported at K4F7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prescott specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prescott.
About Prescott, Arkansas
Prescott rests in a landscape where the earth seems to sigh, a gentle rolling terrain that promises fertile ground under a wide Arkansas sky. It lies 45.3 miles east-north-east of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 56°T), and is situated 15.3 miles north-east of Hope. The air here often carries the sweet, damp scent of pine and the fainter, earthier perfume of freshly turned soil, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like gnarled, ancient hands, punctuate the fields, offering cool, dappled shade that shifts and dances with the passing clouds. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, bleeds across the horizon in hues of honey and rose, bathing the modest homes and scattered farms in a warm, almost sacred light. The story of Prescott is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the timber that once dominated its economy. It grew from humble beginnings, a testament to the hardy spirit of those who sought to carve a life from the Arkansas wilderness, their efforts leaving an indelible mark on the very character of the place. Though logging and agriculture have seen their seasons of dominance, a quiet resilience persists, with small businesses and a close-knit community holding strong. The echoes of its past can be felt in the quietude that settles over Prescott after dusk, a palpable sense of history breathing softly beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Prescott 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 | Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.802611°N, 93.381006°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71857 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prescott, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prescott, 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 Prescott includes coordinates 33.802611°N, 93.381006°W, situated in Nevada County. ZIP code 71857. 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. 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.
