Sedgwick, Arkansas Weather
Sedgwick, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sedgwick, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Sedgwick is published on the Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (KARG) page, 17 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. 4 airfields within reach of Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick: Jonesboro Municipal Airport (KJBR) 26 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KM70) 31 km · Kirk Field (KPGR) 33 km
Conditions reported at KARG describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sedgwick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sedgwick.
About Sedgwick, Arkansas
Sedgwick rests in a quiet corner of Lawrence County, where the land begins to soften after the more rugged terrain to the east, rolling gently toward the Mississippi River. It lies 12.9 miles north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 316°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-east of Walnut Ridge. The fields here are broad, stitched with the emerald of young corn and the pale gold of ripening wheat, stretching under a sky that often holds a vast, pale blue. Scattered stands of oak and hickory punctuate the horizons, their leaves whispering secrets on the infrequent breeze, and the air, especially after a spring rain, carries a deep, earthy scent. The roads, mostly unpaved, wind through this agricultural tapestry, leading to farmsteads that seem to rise organically from the landscape, their white paint weathered to a soft, pearly hue. Evenings in Sedgwick are marked by a profound stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the chirp of crickets, as the sun dips below the tree line, painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender. The history of Sedgwick is a story of the land and its bounty, shaped by generations who worked the fertile soil of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. While no grand monuments mark its founding, the very existence of Sedgwick speaks to the enduring spirit of agriculture, a tradition that continues to define its local economy. Soybeans and cotton are the familiar crops that blanket the surrounding acreage, their cultivation a steady, predictable rhythm that underpins the lives of its residents. The nearby St. Francis River, a sluggish but vital artery, has long been a source of sustenance and transport, its waters reflecting the changing seasons and the quiet continuity of life in this part of Arkansas. Small, independent businesses, often family-run, form the heart of Sedgwick's commerce, offering a friendly nod and a familiar face to all who pass through, a testament to a way of life that values connection and shared experience.
Live animated radar for Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.97785°N, 90.864006°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72476, 72465 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sedgwick, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sedgwick, 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 Sedgwick includes coordinates 35.977850°N, 90.864006°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 72476, 72465. 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.
