Sunset, Arkansas Weather
Sunset, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sunset, Crittenden County.
Full aviation weather for Sunset is published on the West Memphis Municipal Airport (KAWM) page, 10 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 Sunset 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 Sunset: General Dewitt Spain Airport (KM01) 14 km · Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) 26 km · Memphis International Airport (KMEM) 29 km · Millington-Memphis Airport (KNQA) 34 km · Marked Tree Municipal Airport (K6M8) 39 km
Conditions reported at KAWM describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunset specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunset.
About Sunset, Arkansas
Sunset, Arkansas, breathes with the quiet persistence of the fertile delta. It lies 10.2 miles west-north-west of Memphis, TN (from Memphis, TN: bearing 299°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-north-west of West Memphis. The land here is a broad, flat expanse, softened by the slow, patient work of water and sun, where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a canvas of ever-changing hues. Fields of cotton and corn, their stalks reaching towards the humid air, form a patchwork quilt that defines the horizon, broken only by stands of sturdy oak and the occasional glint of a sluggish bayou. The air itself carries a gentle weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant reminder of the life that thrives in this low-lying country. Evenings here are a slow unfurling of light, the sun bleeding from gold to rose across the western sky, casting long, softened shadows that blur the edges of the landscape. The history of Sunset is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of agriculture that has shaped this place for generations. The rich alluvial soil, deposited by the meandering Mississippi River, has always been the bedrock of its economy, drawing settlers who understood the land’s generous, if demanding, nature. While the grand plantations of the past are now mostly ghost echoes, the legacy of cultivation persists, with family farms continuing to coax sustenance from the earth, their tractors a modern-day echo of ancient plows. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a community that understands the cycles of planting and harvest, of drought and abundance, finding a deep satisfaction in the tangible rewards of honest labor. There are no towering silos or bustling factories here, but rather a steady, dependable pulse, a contentment found in the enduring connection to the soil and the gentle ebb and flow of life along these delta plains.
Live animated radar for Sunset 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 | Sunset, Crittenden County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.221756°N, 90.20565°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72959, 72364 |
| Area Code | 479, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunset, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunset, 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 Sunset includes coordinates 35.221756°N, 90.205650°W, situated in Crittenden County. ZIP code 72959, 72364. Telephone area code: 479, 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.
