Smackover, Arkansas Weather
Smackover, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smackover, Union County.
Full aviation weather for Smackover is published on the South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (KELD) page, 18 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 Smackover 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 Smackover: El Dorado Downtown Airport-Stevens Field (KF43) 20 km · Harrell Field (KCDH) 29 km · Hampton Municipal Airport (K0R6) 30 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 32 km · Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field (KAGO) 48 km
Conditions reported at KELD describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smackover specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smackover.
About Smackover, Arkansas
Smackover rests in a low-lying expanse of southern Arkansas, where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 68.8 miles north-north-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 329°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-west of Norphlet. The terrain here is gentle, a subtle swell and dip of land that drains into slow-moving creeks and bayous, their surfaces often shimmering with an oily sheen reflecting the vast, pale sky. Fields of cotton and soybeans stretch out like rumpled quilts, bordered by dense woodlands where the sunlight filters through in hazy shafts, illuminating the rich, dark soil that defines this region. The character of Smackover is one of quiet persistence, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the steady hum of cicadas in the summer heat. The story of Smackover is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, particularly the discovery of oil that transformed this quiet agricultural settlement into a boomtown in the early 20th century. Those heady days, fueled by the black gold, left a palpable imprint, a whisper of ambition and rapid growth that still echoes in the older buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. While the oil rigs are fewer now, the legacy of that industry remains, a foundational layer beneath the current local economy, which draws strength from agriculture and a continuing, albeit more subdued, connection to energy resources. The town carries a distinctive character, a blend of the industrious past and the enduring, neighborly present, where community events and the simple rhythm of daily life hold a particular, unpretentious charm.
Live animated radar for Smackover 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 | Smackover, Union County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.364846°N, 92.724882°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71762 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smackover, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smackover, 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 Smackover includes coordinates 33.364846°N, 92.724882°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 71762. Telephone area code: 870. 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.
