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Franklin, Arkansas

Town in Izard County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Franklin

None in the last 24 hours; 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Melbourne42A

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/741 ft/116 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank179of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Violet Hill 3.4 SSWAR-IZ-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.6 mi away/775 ft/150 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Evening Shade 1 NNEEVSA4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/459 ft/166 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Melbourne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Franklin, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,800 ft, scattered at 4,500 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melbourne, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

75.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Melbourne: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,800 FTTEMPERATURE 75.2 FDEW POINT 66.2 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 (310 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Melbourne, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

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Near Franklin

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