St. Francis, Arkansas Weather
St. Francis, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. Francis, Clay County.
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About St. Francis, Arkansas
St. Francis rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate artistry of water and earth. It lies 38.6 miles west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 274°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-south-east of Forrest City. Here, the land lies low and flat, a broad expanse that feels as if it might exhale a sigh of contentment under the vast, often cloud-strewn Arkansas sky. The soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, of fields that stretch out like rumpled blankets of green and gold depending on the season. Ancient oaks and elms, their branches gnarled and heavy with the humidity of the humid subtropical climate, offer dappled shade along the infrequent roads, their leaves rustling with a sound that is both ancient and immediate. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of ripening crops and the damp scent of the nearby waterways, a scent that clings to the skin and suggests a connection to something primal and enduring. The story of St. Francis is largely one of agriculture, a quiet testament to the fertile ground that has sustained its people for generations. Cotton fields, the white bolls like scattered snow in late summer, and fields of soybeans are the dominant features, their orderly rows a reflection of the disciplined work required to coax bounty from this soil. The economy here is deeply entwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that dictates the pulse of St. Francis. Though not a place of grand monuments or bustling tourism, its distinctive character lies in this unpretentious connection to the land, in the quiet dignity of its inhabitants and the enduring legacy of farming that has shaped its very being.
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| Location | St. Francis, Clay County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.992653°N, 90.715275°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72335, 72464 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Francis, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Francis, 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 St. Francis includes coordinates 34.992653°N, 90.715275°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 72335, 72464. 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.
