Sardis, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sardis, Saline County.
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Sardis unfurls itself across the fertile plains of Saline County, a place where the broad, slow-moving Arkansas River is a constant, murmuring presence. It lies 10.4 miles east-south-east of Benton, AR (from Benton, AR: bearing 102°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-east of Bryant. The landscape here is a gentle undulation of rich, dark earth, giving way to stands of mature oak and pine that stand sentinel against the wide, often brilliant sky. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to thicken, casting long, lazy shadows that stretch across the fields and roads, imbuing the very air with a golden, almost tangible quality. The scent of damp soil and pine needles often hangs heavy, mingling with the distant, comforting aroma of woodsmoke from scattered homesteads. The history of Sardis is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this land, its early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile ground for cotton and, later, soybeans. The river, a vital artery, once facilitated the transport of these crops, connecting this quiet corner of Arkansas to wider markets. While the grand steamboats are long gone, a sense of enduring resilience remains, a quiet pride in the generations who have coaxed a living from this soil. Today, the local economy still leans on the rhythms of farming, with small businesses catering to the needs of the agricultural community, and a pace of life that allows for neighborly conversations on front porches as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and violet.
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| Location | Sardis, Saline County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.53176°N, 92.407933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72103, 72011 |
| Area Code | 501, 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sardis, 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 Sardis includes coordinates 34.531760°N, 92.407933°W, situated in Saline County. ZIP code 72103, 72011. Telephone area code: 501, 870. 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.