Stephens, Arkansas Weather
Stephens, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stephens, Ouachita County.
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About Stephens, Arkansas
Stephens rests in the gentle, rolling terrain of Ouachita County, Arkansas, where the land slopes with quiet grace towards the meandering waterways that define its character. It lies 55.9 miles east of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 92°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north-east of Magnolia. The air here often carries the humid breath of the South, thick with the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the earthy fragrance of damp soil. Oak and hickory trees stand sentinel, their broad canopies filtering the sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor, creating a dappled, verdant world. The sky above Stephens often stretches in vast, pale blues, punctuated by the slow drift of cotton-ball clouds, a quiet canvas for the passing hours. The history of Stephens is intertwined with the fertile soil and the promise of the land. Once a vital hub for the timber industry, its economy was shaped by the logging operations that cleared the vast forests, the resonant thud of axes echoing through the trees. Later, the discovery of oil brought a different kind of boom, a temporary surge of activity that left its mark on the landscape and the aspirations of its people. Though the grand logging camps and bustling oil fields have largely receded into memory, a sense of resourceful resilience persists in Stephens, a quiet continuation of lives lived close to the earth and its bounty, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the day.
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| Location | Stephens, Ouachita County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.411233°N, 93.06961°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71764 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stephens, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stephens, 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 Stephens includes coordinates 33.411233°N, 93.069610°W, situated in Ouachita County. ZIP code 71764. 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.
