Salado, Arkansas Weather
Salado, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salado, Independence County.
Full aviation weather for Salado is published on the Batesville Regional Airport (KBVX) page, 6 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 Salado 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 Salado: EFS Airport (K76A) 42 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 43 km · Bald Knob Municipal Airport (KM74) 44 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 47 km · Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field (K7M2) 49 km
Conditions reported at KBVX describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salado specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salado.
About Salado, Arkansas
Salado rests in a landscape shaped by the patient sculpting of water and wind, where the earth rises and falls in gentle swells that give way to broad, open fields. It lies 51.1 miles west-south-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 258°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-east of Batesville. The air here, especially as the day softens towards evening, carries a particular stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of leaves in the mature trees that line the byways. Creeks, often shallow and clear, thread their way through the terrain, their banks softened by a thick growth of native grasses and wildflowers that bloom in riotous color during the warmer months. The sky above Salado often stretches wide and blue, a vast canvas where clouds drift lazily, painting fleeting shadows across the cultivated land and the patches of woodland that punctuate the horizon. The story of Salado is one of resilience and adaptation, a place where the fertile soil has long dictated the pulse of its economy. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock, with the land yielding its bounty in crops that have sustained its people and shaped its character. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the scent of freshly tilled earth are familiar refrains that echo the town's deep connection to its rural roots. While the specific industries may evolve, the enduring spirit of Salado remains, a testament to the enduring appeal of a life lived close to the land, where the rhythms of nature still hold sway and a strong sense of community prevails.
Live animated radar for Salado 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 | Salado, Independence County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.691189°N, 91.595693°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72501, 72575 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salado, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salado, 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 Salado includes coordinates 35.691189°N, 91.595693°W, situated in Independence County. ZIP code 72501, 72575. 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.
