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, Randolph County.
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KM70) page, 17 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. 4 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: Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (KARG) 29 km · Doniphan Municipal Airport (KX33) 35 km · Kirk Field (KPGR) 49 km
Conditions reported at KM70 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 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, rests in the low Ozark foothills, a place where the broad, slow curves of the land begin to steepen just enough to catch the light differently. It lies 30.8 miles north-west of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 317°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-east of Pocahontas. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling affair, crisscrossed by shallow creeks that, after a good rain, swell with a muddy eagerness before receding back into their beds. Mature oak and hickory trees stand sentinel, their branches often draped with Spanish moss that catches the humid air, giving the landscape a soft, almost hazy quality, especially in the late afternoon. The sky above Washington feels vast, a pale blue canvas that can turn a dramatic, bruised purple before a summer storm rolls in, its approach heralded by the rustle of leaves and a sudden shift in the air, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine. The history of Washington is inextricably linked to the fertile ground and the waterways that have long sustained its people. Once the county seat, it was a bustling hub in the mid-19th century, a stopping point for travelers and a center for local trade, its economy then driven by agriculture and the timber that was abundant in the surrounding forests. Though no longer the seat of power, the echoes of that past can still be felt in the weathered architecture and the quiet persistence of the community. Today, the economy of Washington still leans on the land, with farming remaining a significant thread, particularly the cultivation of soybeans and rice, crops that thrive in this climate. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a deep connection to the land, and a neighborly spirit that manifests in the slow, deliberate pace of everyday life, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of the soil.
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, Randolph County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.383675°N, 90.875676°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 36.383675°N, 90.875676°W, situated in Randolph 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.
