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Big Flat, Arkansas

Town in Baxter County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Big Flat

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at Big Flat, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Big Flat, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Leslie 10.3 ENEAR-ST-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.7 mi away/1,689 ft/453 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Calico Rock 2WSWCARA4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.3 mi away/364 ft/872 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank401of 678

Station report

The weather at Mountain Home/Baxter County, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.4 mi from Big Flat, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:31 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,600 ft, broken at 3,200 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mountain Home/Baxter County, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER COUNTYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMountain Home/Baxter County, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BPKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Mountain Home/Baxter County: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPKFIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER COUNTYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEMountain Home/Baxter County, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BPKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mountain Home/Baxter County, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPKFIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER COUNTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMountain Home/Baxter County, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BPKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mountain Home/Baxter County, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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