Washington, Arkansas Weather
Washington, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington, Hempstead County.
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) page, 6 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. 5 airfields within reach of Washington 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 Washington: Howard County Airport (KM77) 29 km · Kizer Field (K4F7) 30 km · Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (KTXK) 46 km · Gurdon Lowe Field (K5M8) 50 km
Conditions reported at KM18 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, Arkansas
Washington, Arkansas, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered seasons and seen generations pass. It lies 30.7 miles north-east of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Hope. The land here is a gentle undulation of pine-studded hills and fertile bottomlands, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and damp earth after a summer rain. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of oaks and magnolias, dappling the dusty roads and the weathered facades of buildings that seem to lean into one another as if for support. The pace of life in Washington is measured, dictated less by the clock and more by the slow, steady growth of the crops and the persistent hum of cicadas in the heat of the afternoon. This particular corner of Hempstead County whispers tales of its past as a bustling territorial capital and a vital stop on the Southwest Trail. Its fortunes, once tied to the cotton trade and the ambition of early settlers, have ebbed and flowed, leaving behind a palpable sense of history that permeates the very air. Today, Washington’s economy is a quiet continuation of its agricultural roots, with local farms still yielding crops that have sustained the region for generations. The town’s enduring charm lies in its preservation, a living museum where the spirit of frontier Arkansas can still be felt, particularly in the lovingly restored buildings that stand as a testament to its storied beginnings, offering a glimpse into a time when this was a crossroads of ambition and survival.
Live animated radar for Washington 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 | Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33.774005°N, 93.68268°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72444, 71862 |
| Area Code | 501, 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 33.774005°N, 93.682680°W, situated in Hempstead County. ZIP code 72444, 71862. Telephone area code: 501, 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.
