Southside, Arkansas Weather
Southside, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Southside, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Southside is published on the Clinton Municipal Airport (KCCA) page, 20 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 Southside 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 Southside: Holley Mountain Airpark (K2A2) 25 km · Arkavalley Airport (K12A) 28 km · Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) 35 km · Morrilton Municipal Airport (KBDQ) 44 km · Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Southside.
About Southside, Arkansas
Southside rests in a place where the Ozark foothills begin to soften their ruggedness, yielding to a landscape of rolling hills cloaked in a dense, emerald tapestry of oak and hickory. It lies 23.5 miles north of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-west of Guy. Creeks, often no more than a whisper of silver over moss-slicked stones, thread their way through the terrain, their banks edged with ferns that unfurl like delicate, green scrolls. The air here carries a particular scent, a mingled perfume of damp earth after a spring shower and the distant, sweet tang of honeysuckle that blooms with wild abandon along the fencelines and forgotten hollows. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness and lending a hushed reverence to the woodland depths. The history of Southside is intertwined with the land’s bounty, a story whispered in the weathered barns and the quiet fields that hint at generations of agricultural endeavor. For many years, the economy here was tied to the cultivation of the soil, with small farms producing corn, hay, and a variety of fruits, a legacy still visible in the patchwork of cleared land against the unbroken forest. More recently, the proximity to larger centers has brought a shift, with many residents finding work in manufacturing or service industries, though the deep-rooted connection to the land remains. The Arkansas River, though not directly touching Southside, exerts its influence on the region, shaping the drainage patterns and offering a vital artery for transport and recreation further afield, a constant, unseen presence in the life of this Ozark community.
Live animated radar for Southside 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 | Southside, Van Buren County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.426468°N, 92.389878°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72039, 72501 |
| Area Code | 870, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southside, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southside, 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 Southside includes coordinates 35.426468°N, 92.389878°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 72039, 72501. Telephone area code: 870, 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.
