Ulm, Arkansas Weather
Ulm, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ulm, Prairie County.
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About Ulm, Arkansas
Ulm sits low in the Arkansas Delta, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a humid, green breath. It lies 39.2 miles north-east of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-east of Stuttgart. The terrain here is a patient flatness, broken only by the slow, purposeful meander of bayous and drainage ditches that feed the mighty Arkansas River, its presence a constant, unseen force shaping the horizon. Fields of cotton and rice, in their respective seasons, stretch out like rumpled velvet under skies that can shift from a fierce, sun-bleached blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm in a matter of hours. The air, especially in the lingering afternoons, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and the damp earth, a perfume that clings to everything with a gentle persistence. The history of Ulm is tied to the alluvial soil and the waterways that have always dictated life here. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile ground, established a foothold, and the local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, the cultivation of crops like rice and soybeans forming the backbone of the community. The quiet hum of tractors is a familiar sound, a steady rhythm against the backdrop of cicadas and the distant calls of unseen birds. While Ulm might not boast grand monuments, its character is etched into the weathered clapboard of its buildings and the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience honed by generations of working the land and navigating the subtle shifts of the river.
Live animated radar for Ulm and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ulm, Prairie County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.57593°N, 91.460683°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72170 |
| Area Code | 501 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ulm, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ulm, 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 Ulm includes coordinates 34.575930°N, 91.460683°W, situated in Prairie County. ZIP code 72170. 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.
