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Emerson, Arkansas

Town in Columbia County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Emerson

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Shreveport (LA), 50 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate-
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Highest 56, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Emerson

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Emerson, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 10 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Emerson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MagnoliaAGO

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/312 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank562of 678

measured daily2 instruments

MagnoliaMAGA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.8 mi away/322 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank532of 678

Magnolia 2.7 ESEAR-CM-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.0 mi away/357 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Magnolia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Emerson, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 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 Magnolia, 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 AGOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MAGNOLIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMagnolia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AGOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AGO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Magnolia: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AGOFIG. B THE AIR AT MAGNOLIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.3 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEMagnolia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AGOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AGO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Magnolia, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AGOFIG. C THE WIND AT MAGNOLIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMagnolia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AGOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AGO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Magnolia, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Magnolia (MAGA4), 10.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:15. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Emerson

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

Near Emerson

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