Russell, Arkansas Weather
Russell, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Russell, White County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
