Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas Weather
Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tumbling Shoals, Cleburne County.
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About Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas
Tumbling Shoals lies in a landscape of patient hills, their slopes softened by the slow work of water and time, a place where the Arkansas River begins to spread its arms wider, embracing the fertile bottomlands. It lies 39.3 miles north of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 4°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Heber Springs. The air here carries a perpetual scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a summer shower, and the light at dusk often settles into a deep, burnished gold that seems to linger on the distant treelines. The terrain itself is a study in gentle transitions, from the higher, wooded ridges that overlook the river to the flatter, more open fields that stretch towards the water's edge, a quiet invitation to settle in and watch the clouds drift by. The history of Tumbling Shoals is deeply entwined with the mighty Arkansas River, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes and its very character. For generations, this was a place of passage, where goods and people moved along the currents, fostering a local economy built on the bounty of the land and the river's generosity. While farming remains a quiet constant, the echoes of earlier industries, perhaps timber or river trade, can still be felt in the weathered barns and the broad, unhurried pace of life. There's a distinct sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past isn't so much buried as it is simply part of the ongoing story of Tumbling Shoals, a story told in the rustling leaves and the steady flow of the water.
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| Location | Tumbling Shoals, Cleburne County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.542023°N, 91.96737°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72581 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tumbling Shoals, 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 Tumbling Shoals includes coordinates 35.542023°N, 91.967370°W, situated in Cleburne County. ZIP code 72581. Telephone area code: 501. 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.
