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Lawson, Arkansas

Community in Union County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Lawson

Index 47, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Monroe (LA), 54 miles off.

47Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)47Good-
  • Ozone27Good-

The days ahead

Highest 60, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Lawson

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Lawson, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lawson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

El Dorado 2.0 ESEAR-UN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/255 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at El Dorado/Goodwin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Lawson, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 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 El Dorado/Goodwin, 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 ELDFIG. A THE SKY OVER EL DORADO/GOODWINSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEl Dorado/Goodwin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ELDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at El Dorado/Goodwin: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 73 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELDFIG. B THE AIR AT EL DORADO/GOODWINTHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.9 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEEl Dorado/Goodwin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at El Dorado/Goodwin, 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 ELDFIG. C THE WIND AT EL DORADO/GOODWINPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEEl Dorado/Goodwin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of El Dorado/Goodwin, 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.

Near Lawson

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

Near Lawson

River and lake gauges