Urbana, Arkansas Weather
Urbana, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Urbana, Union County.
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About Urbana, Arkansas
Urbana rests in a quiet corner of Union County, Arkansas, where the land itself seems to exhale a soft, green breath. It lies 48.8 miles north-north-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 337°T), and is situated 13.2 miles east-south-east of El Dorado. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather a gentle unfolding of fertile soil, crisscrossed by shallow creeks that meander through stands of pine and scattered hardwoods. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid air, falls in broad, warm swathes across the fields, illuminating the persistent industry of the earth. The air itself often carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that speaks of slow growth and the patient turning of seasons. In the early evening, the sky above Urbana can deepen into bruised purples and oranges, a fleeting, painted spectacle before the stars begin to prick through the velvety darkness. The story of Urbana is one of the land, its bounty and the people who have coaxed a living from it. For generations, agriculture has been the heartbeat of this locality, with cotton and timber once dominating the landscape and the local economy. You can still see the echoes of that past in the weathered barns and the enduring fields, now often planted with soybeans and rice, crops suited to the rich alluvial soil. Urbana isn't a place of grand monuments, but its distinctiveness lies in its quiet resilience and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, a spirit shaped by the rhythms of planting and harvest, by the long, hot summers and the cool, damp winters. The local character is one of understated pride, a deep connection to the earth and a ready, if sometimes reserved, hospitality.
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| Location | Urbana, Union County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.159573°N, 92.44598°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71730 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Urbana, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Urbana, 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 Urbana includes coordinates 33.159573°N, 92.445980°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 71730. 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.
