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McDougal, Arkansas

Town in Clay County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at McDougal

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Dyersburg (TN), 63 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at McDougal

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at McDougal, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McDougal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Corning4M9

At an airfield/14.5 mi away/293 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank457of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Pollard 1.9 WAR-CY-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/390 ft/95 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CorningCRNA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.7 mi away/292 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank529of 678

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW1419, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 21.6 mi from McDougal, Arkansas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (339 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW1419, north up: blowing from 339 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1419FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW1419PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 339°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW1419, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1419TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1419-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 285 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.61 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 29.72 inHg; it reports 68.0 F, 10.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW1419 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 285 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 29.72.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1419FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW1419 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW14191 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT285 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.72 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.0 FTITLECitizen station GW1419, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1419TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1419-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.19 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW1419, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1419FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW1419ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW1419, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1419TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1419-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW1419, in 4 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 McDougal

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

Near McDougal

River and lake gauges