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Fifty-Six, Arkansas

City in Stone County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fifty-Six

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.73 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.73in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fifty-Six, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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On the radar over Fifty-Six, ArkansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Fifty-Six, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Melbourne42A

At an airfield/23.8 mi away/741 ft/176 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank179of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Fifty-Six 3.7 SAR-ST-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/774 ft/143 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Calico Rock 2WSWCARA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.8 mi away/364 ft/553 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank401of 678

Station report

The weather at Melbourne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.8 mi from Fifty-Six, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,300 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melbourne, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. A THE SKY OVER MELBOURNESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMelbourne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Melbourne: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. B THE AIR AT MELBOURNETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEMelbourne, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Melbourne, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. C THE WIND AT MELBOURNEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMelbourne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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