Rose Bud, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rose Bud, White County.
Full aviation weather for Rose Bud is published on the Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) page, 21 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 Rose Bud 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 Rose Bud: Arkavalley Airport (K12A) 29 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCCA) 45 km · Holley Mountain Airpark (K2A2) 46 km · Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) 55 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 59 km
Conditions reported at KHBZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rose Bud specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rose Bud.
Rose Bud rests in a landscape of gentle slopes, where the fertile Arkansas soil yields readily to the plow and the persistent sun. It lies 24.9 miles north of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of Quitman. The land here, a patchwork of cultivated fields and stands of mature oak and pine, rolls with a quiet dignity, hinting at the patient work of generations. Waterways, small and serpentine, thread their way through the terrain, reflecting the vast, pale blue of the Arkansas sky, a sky often brushed with the soft, diffused light of approaching evening that lends a golden hue to the scattered farmsteads. The air, particularly in the muggy embrace of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of drying hay and the distant murmur of cicadas, a constant, low hum that underscores the unhurried pace of life. The history of Rose Bud is intrinsically tied to the bounty of its land, a story of resilience and adaptation. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, established a community that has long relied on agriculture, primarily cotton and soybeans, a rhythm dictated by the seasons. The local economy still carries the imprint of this agrarian past, though diversification has seen small businesses and services emerge to support the surrounding countryside. While no grand monuments mark its founding, the enduring spirit of the people, their connection to the soil and to each other, forms the true landmark of Rose Bud, a quiet testament to a sustained way of life.
Live animated radar for Rose Bud 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 | Rose Bud, White County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.331471°N, 92.08126°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72137 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rose Bud, 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 Rose Bud includes coordinates 35.331471°N, 92.081260°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 72137. 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.