Wilson, Arkansas Weather
Wilson, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wilson, Mississippi County.
Full aviation weather for Wilson is published on the Osceola Municipal Airport (K7M4) page, 14 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. 6 airfields within reach of Wilson 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 Wilson: Millington-Memphis Airport (KNQA) 28 km · Marked Tree Municipal Airport (K6M8) 33 km · Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) 34 km · Manila Municipal Airport (KMXA) 38 km · General Dewitt Spain Airport (KM01) 41 km
Conditions reported at K7M4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wilson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wilson.
About Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson rests in the fertile heart of Mississippi County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the scent of damp earth and ripening cotton. It lies 16.4 miles north-west of Tipton, TN (from Tipton, TN: bearing 311°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-east of Keiser. The horizon stretches, a broad, unbroken canvas under a sky that can shift from an almost ethereal pale blue to the bruised purples of an approaching summer storm. Fields of soybeans and rice, emerald and jade in their season, unfurl like vast carpets, punctuated by the darker green of scattered woodlands that cluster around the gentle, almost imperceptible slopes of the terrain. The air here often carries a humid stillness, broken only by the hum of distant machinery or the sharp, insistent cry of a hawk circling high above. Even the paved roads, tracing straight lines across this agrarian expanse, seem to carry a quiet purpose, leading toward the scattered homesteads and the quiet core of Wilson itself, a place where the light at dusk seems to linger, painting the weathered clapboard of houses in hues of soft gold and rose. The story of Wilson is deeply entwined with the rich alluvial soil that defines its existence, a narrative of agriculture that began with the clearing of dense forests and the relentless pursuit of bounty from the land. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, with cotton once holding dominion and now sharing its reign with rice and soybeans, crops that paint the landscape in their own distinct palettes. This agricultural legacy is not merely an economic driver; it is woven into the very character of Wilson, influencing the pace of life and the enduring traditions of its people. The town itself, with its modest but well-maintained structures, speaks of a quiet resilience and a deep connection to the earth that sustains it, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, and where the memory of past harvests seems to linger in the warm, sun-baked air.
Live animated radar for Wilson 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.
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| Location | Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.568136°N, 90.042034°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72823, 72395 |
| Area Code | 479, 501 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wilson, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilson, 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 Wilson includes coordinates 35.568136°N, 90.042034°W, situated in Mississippi County. ZIP code 72823, 72395. Telephone area code: 479, 501. 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.
