Belfonte, Oklahoma Weather
Belfonte, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belfonte, Sequoyah County.
Full aviation weather for Belfonte is published on the Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) page, 25 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 Belfonte 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 Belfonte: Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) 29 km · Arrowhead Assault Strip (KAZU) 42 km · Stigler Regional Airport (KGZL) 56 km · Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR) 58 km · Tahlequah Municipal Airport (KTQH) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJSV describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Belfonte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Belfonte.
About Belfonte, Oklahoma
Belfonte rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land begins to swell and fold, hinting at the Ozark foothills to the east. It lies 14.0 miles north-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 321°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-west of Roland. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas of cerulean that deepens to amethyst and rose as the sun makes its descent, casting long, benevolent shadows across the scattered homesteads. Fields of emerald green, punctuated by the rust-red earth, stretch toward the horizon, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of cultivation. A gentle breeze, carrying the scent of freshly turned soil and the distant murmur of livestock, rustles through the mature oak and hickory trees that fringe the properties, their leaves whispering secrets of seasons past. The lifeblood of Belfonte has long been tied to the bounty of its rich soil, historically supporting cotton and later transitioning to cattle ranching and hay production. Though the grand plantations of earlier eras have faded, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance remains, a deep current running through the character of its residents. The gentle curve of the Poteau River, a ribbon of silver glimpsed through the trees, has provided sustenance and a pathway for commerce for generations, its banks often alive with the quiet activity of fishermen casting their lines. Belfonte, though small, carries the weight of its history with a quiet dignity, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the rhythm of the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Belfonte 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 | Belfonte, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.544255°N, 94.55494°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74948 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belfonte, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belfonte, Oklahoma, 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 Belfonte includes coordinates 35.544255°N, 94.554940°W, situated in Sequoyah County. ZIP code 74948. Telephone area code: 918. 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.
