St. Joe, Arkansas Weather
St. Joe, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. Joe, Searcy County.
Full aviation weather for St. Joe is published on the Searcy County Airport (K4A5) 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 St. Joe 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 St. Joe: Marion County Regional Airport (KFLP) 35 km · Boone County Airport (KHRO) 41 km · Ozark Regional Airport (KBPK) 48 km · Holley Mountain Airpark (K2A2) 56 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCCA) 58 km
Conditions reported at K4A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. Joe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. Joe.
About St. Joe, Arkansas
St. Joe slumbers in a hollow where the Ozark hills begin to fold in earnest, a place where the sky seems a little wider and the green runs deeper. It lies 55.1 miles north-north-east of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 19°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south-south-west of Yellville. The land here is a patchwork quilt of dense hardwood forests, their canopies a riot of emerald and jade in the summer sun, giving way to the fiery hues of autumn, and then to the stark, skeletal beauty of winter. Small creeks, clear and cool, thread their way through the ravines, their murmuring a constant, soothing presence that underlies the quiet hum of life. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a perfume that clings to the skin and settles in the lungs like a forgotten memory. The very topography of St. Joe speaks of resilience, of life finding purchase on slopes and in valleys, a testament to the persistent spirit of its inhabitants. The early settlers of St. Joe, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and timber, established a community rooted in the land, their livelihoods intricately tied to the bounty of the Ozarks. For generations, farming and logging formed the backbone of the local economy, with families working the earth and harvesting the dense forests that still dominate the landscape. The quiet industriousness of these early days can still be felt in the well-worn paths and the enduring structures that dot the countryside. While the economic landscape has shifted, the spirit of self-reliance remains, a characteristic that defines the people of St. Joe. The nearby Buffalo National River, a jewel of the Ozarks, draws visitors seeking the raw beauty of the region, its clear waters and towering bluffs offering a glimpse into a wilder Arkansas.
Live animated radar for St. Joe 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 | St. Joe, Searcy County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.030074°N, 92.804612°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72675 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Joe, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Joe, 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 St. Joe includes coordinates 36.030074°N, 92.804612°W, situated in Searcy County. ZIP code 72675. Telephone area code: 479. 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.
