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Portia, Arkansas

Town in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Portia

None in the last 24 hours; 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Portia, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Portia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Black RockBLKA4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/272 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Powhatan 1.8 WAR-LW-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/289 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Walnut Ridge (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Portia, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Walnut Ridge (AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WALNUT RIDGE (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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ARG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Walnut Ridge (AWOS): temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. B THE AIR AT WALNUT RIDGE (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 8,500 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ARG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Walnut Ridge (AWOS), north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. C THE WIND AT WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ARG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Walnut Ridge (AWOS), 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.

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Near Portia

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