Rockwell, Arkansas Weather
Rockwell, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockwell, Garland County.
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About Rockwell, Arkansas
Rockwell rises from the rolling Ouachita foothills, a place where the air often carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 5.2 miles west-south-west of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 239°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south of Piney. The landscape here is a tapestry of dense woodlands interspersed with clearings that hint at long-tended fields, the terrain gently sloping towards unseen creeks and tributaries. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns on the forest floor, illuminating the rich, loamy soil that sustains a quiet, persistent growth. Even in the dry heat of summer, a certain coolness seems to linger in the shadowed hollows, a testament to the persistent moisture held by the land. The history of Rockwell is tied to the very resources that shape its surroundings, a legacy of logging and agriculture that once defined its economy. While those days have largely receded, the echoes remain in the weathered barns and the broad, open fields that now often serve as pasture for cattle. The nearby Saline River, though not directly bordering Rockwell, forms a crucial part of the regional hydrology, its waters having shaped the very contours of the land over millennia and influencing the patterns of settlement. Life in Rockwell proceeds with a measured cadence, a quiet persistence that finds beauty in the changing seasons and the enduring strength of the natural world.
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| Location | Rockwell, Garland County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.464256°N, 93.133793°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71913 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockwell, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockwell, 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 Rockwell includes coordinates 34.464256°N, 93.133793°W, situated in Garland County. ZIP code 71913. 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.
