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Harrisburg, Arkansas

City in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Harrisburg

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Memphis (TN), 51 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Harrisburg

None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Harrisburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

JonesboroJBR

At an airfield/19.2 mi away/259 ft/23 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 678

Uapb-EarleS2085

At a soil climate station/25.1 mi away/213 ft/69 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank485of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Poinsett State ParkPSPA4

In a park or preserve/2.9 mi away/354 ft/72 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Jonesboro 4.0 SSWAR-CG-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.0 mi away/318 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Jonesboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.2 mi from Harrisburg, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:11 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,600 ft, overcast at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jonesboro, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JBRFIG. A THE SKY OVER JONESBOROSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJonesboro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JBRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JBR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Jonesboro: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JBRFIG. B THE AIR AT JONESBOROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEJonesboro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JBRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JBR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jonesboro, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JBRFIG. C THE WIND AT JONESBOROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJonesboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JBRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JBR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jonesboro, 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 Harrisburg

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