Ravenden, Arkansas Weather
Ravenden, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ravenden, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Ravenden is published on the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KM70) page, 27 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 Ravenden 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 Ravenden: Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 28 km · Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (KARG) 32 km · Thayer Memorial Airport (K42M) 43 km · Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) 45 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 55 km
Conditions reported at KM70 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ravenden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ravenden.
About Ravenden, Arkansas
Ravenden rests in a quiet corner of Lawrence County, where the land begins its gentle, rolling descent towards the confluence of rivers. It lies 40.8 miles north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 312°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of Ozark Acres. Here, the Ozark foothills soften their ruggedness, giving way to fertile bottomlands that cradle the town. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like ancient arms, fringe the fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards a sky often painted with the soft hues of an approaching evening. The air, particularly in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to seep into the very stillness of the place. This is a landscape shaped by generations who worked the soil, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of planting and harvest. Ravenden’s roots run deep, tied to the agricultural bounty of the region, a legacy reflected in the weathered barns and the enduring presence of family farms. The nearby Spring River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, has long been a source of life and recreation, its banks whispering tales of forgotten fishing trips and summer days spent by its currents. Though the pace of life in Ravenden is measured, there's a quiet resilience here, a sense of enduring connection to the land and to the simple, honest work that has sustained its people.
Live animated radar for Ravenden 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 | Ravenden, Lawrence County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.233401°N, 91.251798°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72459 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ravenden, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ravenden, 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 Ravenden includes coordinates 36.233401°N, 91.251798°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 72459. 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.
