Staves, Arkansas Weather
Staves, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Staves, Cleveland County.
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About Staves, Arkansas
Staves lies in a landscape where the earth exhales a humid breath, a quiet pocket of Cleveland County where the land rolls gently, not with dramatic sweeps, but with a subtle yielding that suggests a long, contented sigh. It lies 20.4 miles south-west of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 230°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of Rison. Magnolia trees, heavy with their waxy blossoms, punctuate the fields of soybeans and cotton, their dark green foliage a deep contrast to the pale, dusty roads that wind through the countryside. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a softened luminescence, a golden haze that seems to cling to the broad leaves and the weathered wood of the scattered farmhouses. Creek beds, often dry in the summer's embrace but capable of sudden, brief fury in the spring rains, snake through the terrain, their sandy bottoms hinting at a deeper, more ancient flow. The history of Staves is a story told in the patient cultivation of the soil, an economy built on the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, a lineage stretching back to the earliest settlers who saw potential in this fertile ground. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of the place speaks of generations who understood the language of the seasons and the quiet satisfaction of a hard day's work. The nearest significant waterways, the Saline River and the Bartholomew Creek, have long been arteries of life, shaping the patterns of settlement and trade, though now their role is more one of quiet sustenance than bustling commerce. The distinctive scent of pine needles, warmed by the sun, often drifts on the breeze, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that hold their own silent history, whispering tales of forgotten days to those who pause to listen.
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| Location | Staves, Cleveland County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.039267°N, 92.277371°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71665 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Staves, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Staves, 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 Staves includes coordinates 34.039267°N, 92.277371°W, situated in Cleveland County. ZIP code 71665. 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. 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.
