Rudy, Arkansas Weather
Rudy, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rudy, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Rudy is published on the Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) page, 23 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rudy 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 Rudy: Arrowhead Assault Strip (KAZU) 28 km · Ozark Franklin County Airport (K7M5) 39 km · Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) 49 km · Drake Field (KFYV) 54 km
Conditions reported at KFSM describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rudy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rudy.
About Rudy, Arkansas
Rudy rests in a fold of western Arkansas, a place where the Ozark foothills begin their gentle descent. It lies 12.2 miles north-east of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 36°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Van Buren. The land here is a rich tapestry of rolling timberland, interspersed with clearings where cattle graze beneath a sky that often stretches vast and blue. Small creeks, like silver threads, weave through the valleys, their banks lined with the sturdy green of oak and pine. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a balm to the senses. Even the sunlight seems to possess a different quality, filtering through the dense canopy in shafts of gold that momentarily illuminate the forest floor before melting back into shadow. The history of Rudy is tied to the land and its resources, a story of resilience and quiet determination. While not a bustling metropolis, its roots run deep, shaped by the logging and agricultural endeavors that once defined the region. The economy, though modest, still finds its pulse in the land, with local farms and ranches contributing to the character of the place. There are no grand monuments or famed institutions here, but rather a palpable sense of continuity, of lives lived in concert with the seasons. The rhythm of Rudy is unhurried, a gentle cadence that invites reflection and a deeper connection to the natural world surrounding it.
Live animated radar for Rudy 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rudy, Crawford County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.527865°N, 94.270765°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72952, 72921 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rudy, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rudy, 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 Rudy includes coordinates 35.527865°N, 94.270765°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 72952, 72921. 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. 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.
