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Alix, Arkansas

Community in Franklin County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Alix

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Roland (OK), 46 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alix

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alix, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Alix, ArkansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alix, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ozark 4.6 SAR-FR-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/490 ft/82 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank640of 678

Station report

The weather at Fort Smith Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.5 mi from Alix, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Smith Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT SMITH MUNISECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Smith Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Smith Muni: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT SMITH MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEFort Smith Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Smith Muni, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT SMITH MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Smith Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Smith Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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