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Elaine, Arkansas

City in Phillips County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Elaine

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cleveland (MS), 40 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone38Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elaine

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elaine, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elaine, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 15.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Uapb DewittS2091

At a soil climate station/28.3 mi away/197 ft/31 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank480of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Saint CharlesSCHA4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.9 mi away/200 ft/34 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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St. Charles 0.5 WSWAR-AR-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.8 mi away/202 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at UAPB DeWitt SCAN, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 28.3 mi from Elaine, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 197 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.71 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; it reports 71.1 F, 12.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where UAPB DeWitt SCAN stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 197 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DWTA4FIG. D WHERE UAPB DEWITT SCAN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREUAPB DEWITT SCAN1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT197 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED71.1 FTITLEUAPB DeWitt SCAN, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DWTA4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DWTA4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 34.28 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at UAPB DeWitt SCAN, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DWTA4FIG. E THE SUN AT UAPB DEWITT SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEUAPB DeWitt SCAN, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP DWTA4TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DWTA4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 197 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, UAPB DeWitt SCAN, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:00 pm local time; air temperature, 71.1 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DWTA4FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE71.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEUAPB DeWitt SCAN, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP DWTA4TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DWTA4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of UAPB DeWitt SCAN, in 3 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 Elaine

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Near Elaine

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