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Bella Vista, Arkansas

City in Benton County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Bella Vista

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Springdale (Springdale-Fayetteville-Bentonville) (AR), 21 miles off.

15Good
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bella Vista

0.41 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.41in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bella Vista, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bella Vista, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Bella Vista 2.1 ESEAR-BT-62

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,150 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GravetteGVTA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/1,161 ft/23 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bentonville (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Bella Vista, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bentonville (AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBTFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENTONVILLE (AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBentonville (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VBTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Bentonville (AWOS): temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBTFIG. B THE AIR AT BENTONVILLE (AWOS)THE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEBentonville (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bentonville (AWOS), north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBTFIG. C THE WIND AT BENTONVILLE (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBentonville (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bentonville (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arkansas

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bella Vista

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Bella Vista

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