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Oil Trough, Arkansas

Town in Independence County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Oil Trough

None in the last 24 hours; 0.56 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.56in

Visibility

How far you can see at Oil Trough, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Oil Trough, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sulphur Rock 0.5 NNEAR-IN-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/381 ft/146 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NewportNPRA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/223 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Batesville (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Oil Trough, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Batesville (AWOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVXFIG. A THE SKY OVER BATESVILLE (AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 8,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBatesville (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BVXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BVX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Batesville (AWOS): temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVXFIG. B THE AIR AT BATESVILLE (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEBatesville (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BVX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Batesville (AWOS), north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVXFIG. C THE WIND AT BATESVILLE (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBatesville (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BVX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Batesville (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Newport (NPRA4), 10.2 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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Near Oil Trough

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