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Buffalo City, Arkansas

Community in Baxter County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Buffalo City

None in the last 24 hours; 0.57 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Buffalo City, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Buffalo City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Norfork 1.2 NNWAR-BX-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.2 mi away/421 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank40of 678

Station report

The weather at Mountain Home/Baxter County, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Buffalo City, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,600 ft, broken at 9,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mountain Home/Baxter County, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 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

53.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Mountain Home/Baxter County: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 (10 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 22 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 10 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 22; 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 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG 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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Snow on the ground

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