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Mountain View, Arkansas

City in Stone County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mountain View

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mountain View, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Mountain View, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Melbourne42A

At an airfield/21.3 mi away/741 ft/28 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank185of 682

measured daily2 instruments

Mountain View 2.2 WAR-ST-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/664 ft/49 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mountain ViewMTVA4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.0 mi away/728 ft/15 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank433of 682

Station report

The weather at Melbourne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.3 mi from Mountain View, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melbourne, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. A THE SKY OVER MELBOURNESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMelbourne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Melbourne: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. B THE AIR AT MELBOURNETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 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 POINTTITLEMelbourne, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Melbourne, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. C THE WIND AT MELBOURNEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMelbourne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mountain View (MTVA4), 2.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Mountain View

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

Near Mountain View

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