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Branch, Arkansas

City in Franklin County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Branch

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Roland (OK), 36 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Branch

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at Branch, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Branch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BoonevilleBNVA4

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.9 mi away/479 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank126of 682

measured daily2 instruments

RatcliffRTCA4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/420 ft/53 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Smith Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.5 mi from Branch, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 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 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 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

57.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Smith Muni: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 (350 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Smith Muni, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ratcliff (RTCA4), 4.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Branch

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

Near Branch

River and lake gauges