Temperature
70 F at 6 AM; 93 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 67 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 70F
- 6 AM
- Highest
- 93F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 67F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Monticello Municipal Ellis Field, Arkansas
Medium airport in Drew County, Arkansas...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... * WINDS...North to northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 to 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires that develop could spread rapidly due to the strong winds and very dry fuels. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
68°
70°/61°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 68°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Monticello Municipal Ellis Field until 8 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Monticello Municipal Ellis Field is 68° and partly cloudy at 6 AM. The dew point is 61°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the north-northwest at 7 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 60° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 49° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 52): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 87°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 67°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:32 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:45 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
52Air quality
81%Humidity
50%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
68feels68
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
7061
17mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
6748
13mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7143
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7645
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8048
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8450
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8752
overcast
68°
70°61°
67°48°
71°43°
76°45°
80°48°
84°50°
87°52°
As of 6:00 AM in Monticello Municipal Ellis Field, Arkansas.
Air quality
The air at Monticello Municipal Ellis Field
Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Cleveland (MS), 59 miles off.
52Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
- Ozone31Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 58, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 58YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Monticello Municipal Ellis Field
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Monticello Municipal Ellis Field, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LLQ
- ICAO
- KLLQ
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 270 ft
- Serves
- Monticello
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LLQ
- Wind now
- Variable at 6 mph, read 16 Oct, 06:20
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 5,020 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 31° / 211° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Monticello (LLQ), Monticello Municipal Ellis Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 61 F, the air 73% saturated; the humidity ran from 18% at 4 PM Thursday to 76% at 5 AM.
- Dew point now
- 61F
- 6 AM
- Humidity now
- 73%
- Humidity, range
- 18 to 76%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the northwest at 6 AM; at its strongest 10 mph, 10 AM Thursday, with a gust of 16 mph at 9 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 10mph
- 10 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 16mph
- 9 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.10 inHg at 6 AM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.01 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.10inHg
- 6 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.01inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 1,800 ft at 6 AM; a base was reported in 2 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,800ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,800ft
- 6 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 2
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Monticello: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Monticello Municipal Ellis Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
MonticelloLLQ
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/269 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
UamAMOA4
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.8 mi away/266 ft/4 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Hwy. 165 PendletonARD07
Beside a road/31.3 mi away/180 ft/90 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Monticello 0.3 NNEAR-DR-15
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/295 ft/25 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Monticello - UofAUMOA4
At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/263 ft/7 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Arkansas
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Monticello Municipal Ellis Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Monticellocity, 2 mi
- Wilmarcity, 10 mi
- Collinscommunity, 13 mi
- Laceycommunity, 14 mi
- Ryecommunity, 17 mi
- Tillarcity, 18 mi
- Reedtown, 18 mi
- Warrencity, 18 mi
- Winchestertown, 19 mi
- Dermottcity, 20 mi
- McGeheecity, 20 mi
- Fountain Hilltown, 20 mi
Airports near Monticello Municipal Ellis Field
- Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider FieldPBF, 38 mi
- Harrell FieldCDH, 58 mi
- Stuttgart Municipal Airport / Carl Humphrey FieldSGT, 67 mi
- South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin FieldELD, 68 mi
- Saline County Regional AirportSUZ, 78 mi
- Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams FieldLIT, 80 mi
- Carlisle Municipal Airport4M3, 81 mi
- Dexter B Florence Memorial FieldADF, 82 mi