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Midland, Arkansas

Town in Sebastian County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Midland

Index 10, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Roland (OK), 28 miles off.

10Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good24.1 mi
  • Ozone10Good8 ppb24.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.4 ppb24.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Midland

0.18 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.18in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Midland, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Midland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

AbbottABBA4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/660 ft/115 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank655of 678

Greenwood 2.2 WAR-SB-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.6 mi away/522 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fort Smith Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.9 mi from Midland, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Smith Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT SMITH 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Smith Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Smith Muni: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT SMITH 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 59.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEFort Smith Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Smith Muni, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT SMITH MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Smith Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Abbott (ABBA4), 8.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Midland

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

Near Midland

River and lake gauges