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Rector, Arkansas

City in Clay County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Rector

Index 11, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Dyersburg (TN), 53 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Rector

None in the last 24 hours; 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rector, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Corning4M9

At an airfield/22.0 mi away/293 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank457of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Piggott 9.9 WAR-CY-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/370 ft/81 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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St FrancisSFRA4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/289 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Corning, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.0 mi from Rector, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,800 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Corning, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4M9FIG. A THE SKY OVER CORNINGSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 4,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLECorning, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4M9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4M9-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 48 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 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Corning: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 48 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 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4M9FIG. B THE AIR AT CORNINGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLECorning, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4M9TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4M9-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Corning, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4M9FIG. C THE WIND AT CORNINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECorning, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4M9TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4M9-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Corning, 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 Rector

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

Near Rector

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