Russell, Arkansas Weather
Russell, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Russell, White County.
Full aviation weather for Russell is published on the Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) page, 8 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 Russell 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 Russell: Woodruff County Airport (KM60) 24 km · Searcy Municipal Airport (KSRC) 27 km · EFS Airport (K76A) 28 km · Batesville Regional Airport (KBVX) 42 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 49 km
Conditions reported at KM74 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Russell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Russell.
About Russell, Arkansas
Russell lies in a gentle fold of the Arkansas landscape, where the earth exhales a humid, green breath under a wide, often benevolent sky. It lies 39.3 miles north-east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 47°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Bald Knob. The land here is a study in soft contours, a rolling tapestry of fields that spill into stands of oak and pine. In the heat of summer, the air hangs thick with the scent of ripening soybeans and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to vibrate from the very soil. The light, especially as it begins its slow descent towards evening, washes over the landscape in hues of amber and rose, softening the edges of barns and blurring the lines between cultivated land and the encroaching wild. The story of Russell is written in the rhythm of the seasons and the resilience of its people, a story rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained it for generations. Once a hub for agriculture, the fields surrounding Russell still whisper tales of cotton and corn, though the local economy has diversified, embracing opportunities that leverage the region's natural resources and burgeoning small businesses. The nearby waterways, slow-moving arteries of the delta, have always been a quiet force, shaping the lives and livelihoods of those who call this place home. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is built upon the sturdy foundations of those who came before, their efforts echoed in the quiet dignity of everyday life in Russell.
Live animated radar for Russell 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 | Russell, White County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.362584°N, 91.507632°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72139 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Russell, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Russell, 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 Russell includes coordinates 35.362584°N, 91.507632°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 72139. 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.
