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Perla, Arkansas

Town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Perla

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Arkadelphia-Caddo Valley (AR), 22 miles off.

19Good
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Perla

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Perla, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Perla, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Hot SpringsHOT

At an airfield/19.5 mi away/541 ft/184 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank447of 682

measured daily2 instruments

MalvernMLVA4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.3 mi away/381 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank47of 682

Malvern 3.9 SEAR-HS-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/538 ft/181 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hot Springs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.5 mi from Perla, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hot Springs, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOTFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOT SPRINGSSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHot Springs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HOTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HOT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hot Springs: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 61 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOTFIG. B THE AIR AT HOT SPRINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.2 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEHot Springs, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HOTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HOT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hot Springs, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOTFIG. C THE WIND AT HOT SPRINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHot Springs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HOTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HOT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hot Springs, in 6 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 Perla

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

Near Perla

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