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Mena, Arkansas

City in Polk County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Mena

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Roland (OK), 63 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mena

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Mena, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mena 0.3 NNWAR-PL-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,160 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MenaMENA4

At a cooperative observer's station/1.7 mi away/1,093 ft/87 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 678

Station report

The weather at Mena Intermountain Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Mena, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mena Intermountain Muni, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEZFIG. A THE SKY OVER MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNISECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMena Intermountain Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MEZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEZ-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

75.7 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Mena Intermountain Muni: temperature 75.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEZFIG. B THE AIR AT MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 75.7 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 7.7 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 POINTTITLEMena Intermountain Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MEZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mena Intermountain Muni, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEZFIG. C THE WIND AT MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMena Intermountain Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MEZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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