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Central City, Arkansas

Town in Sebastian County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Central City

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Roland (OK), 20 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good17.1 mi
  • Ozone17Good17 ppb17.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.6 ppb17.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Central City

None in the last 24 hours; 0.38 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.38in

Visibility

How far you can see at Central City, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Central City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Smith 3.7 ESEAR-SB-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/431 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AbbottABBA4

At a cooperative observer's station/17.2 mi away/660 ft/220 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank655of 682

Station report

The weather at Fort Smith Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Central City, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Smith Muni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Smith Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FSM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Smith Muni: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.2 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FSM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Smith Muni, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Smith Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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 Abbott (ABBA4), 17.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Central City

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

Near Central City

River and lake gauges