Forrest City, AR Weather Forecast
St. Francis County, Arkansas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Forrest City, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Forrest City, AR at a glance
Forrest City is home to about 12,490 people in St. Francis County, across 20 square miles. It ranks 32nd by population of 115 places in Arkansas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Wynne, 15 miles away.
- County
- St. Francis County
- Population
- 12,490 2023 est.
- Land area
- 20 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 617
- Forecast point
- 35.0136°N, 90.7932°W
How well can the network see Forrest City?
The nearest Doppler radar is KNQA (Memphis, TN), to the ENE. Its lowest scan passes about 4,200 ft above Forrest City. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Forrest City can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KDRP (Colt/Delta Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Forrest City
- Wynne, AR15 mi
- Marianna, AR17 mi
- Brinkley, AR24 mi
- Helena-West Helena, AR35 mi
- West Memphis, AR35 mi
- Marion, AR36 mi
- Horn Lake, MS42 mi
- Southaven, MS46 mi
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