Sidney, Arkansas Weather
Sidney, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sidney, Sharp County.
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About Sidney, Arkansas
Sidney rests in the Ozark foothills, a quiet place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 54.6 miles west-north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 282°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of Cave City. The sky here often hangs a deep, bruised blue, especially in the late afternoon, and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. Red clay, rich and deep, defines the contours of the fields and the winding country roads that lead through stands of oak and hickory. The landscape feels ancient, shaped by water and time, with creeks that whisper secrets through the dense woods and hollows that hold their own particular silence. Life in Sidney moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the sun, a steady, grounded existence. The history of Sidney is tied to the fertile land and the timber that once blanketed these hills. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture and the bounty of the forests, established a community that has always been deeply connected to the earth. The local economy, once reliant on logging and farming, now sees a blend of small-scale agriculture, with many residents tending gardens and raising livestock, and a quiet reliance on the broader economic currents of the region. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist traps here, but rather a sense of enduring resilience, a quiet pride in the way of life that has persisted through generations, a way of life that feels as natural as the slow drift of clouds across the wide Arkansas sky.
Live animated radar for Sidney and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sidney, Sharp County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.003127°N, 91.659864°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72577 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sidney, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sidney, 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 Sidney includes coordinates 36.003127°N, 91.659864°W, situated in Sharp County. ZIP code 72577. 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.
