Taylor, Arkansas Weather
Taylor, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Taylor, Columbia County.
Full aviation weather for Taylor is published on the Springhill Airport (KSPH) page, 14 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 Taylor 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 Taylor: Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field (KAGO) 27 km · Minden Airport (KMNE) 53 km · Stephens Ouachita County Airport (K4F8) 54 km · Homer Municipal Airport (K5F4) 55 km · Vivian Airport (K3F4) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSPH describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Taylor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Taylor.
About Taylor, Arkansas
Taylor rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of the South Arkansas terrain, a place where the flatlands begin to subtly rise and fall, hinting at the gentle undulations that define the region. It lies 40.6 miles east-south-east of Texarkana, TX (from Texarkana, TX: bearing 123°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north of Springhill. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons, often carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine needles and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to vibrate through the very stillness. Patches of dense woodland, heavy with the deep green of mature oak and hickory, interrupt the open fields, creating a mosaic of light and shadow that shifts with the slow passage of the sun. It is a quiet country, where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches out with a patient, unhurried grace, offering a wide canvas for the changing moods of the weather. The story of Taylor is closely tied to the rich, dark soil that has long sustained its people, a legacy woven into the fabric of its existence through agriculture, particularly cotton and timber. This fertile ground once fueled a robust local economy, and echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet hum of machinery that occasionally breaks the rural peace. While the landscape itself is not dramatic, its subtle beauty lies in its endurance and its ability to support life, a character reflected in the resilient spirit of Taylor. The nearby waterways, though not grand, are vital veins, offering solace and sustenance, reflecting the sky in their quiet meanders and carrying the secrets of seasons past.
Live animated radar for Taylor 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.
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| Location | Taylor, Columbia County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.100411°N, 93.461007°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71861 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Taylor, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Taylor, 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 Taylor includes coordinates 33.100411°N, 93.461007°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 71861. 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. 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.
