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Scranton, Arkansas

City in Logan County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Scranton

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Roland (OK), 58 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Scranton

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Scranton, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Scranton, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Subiaco 6.6 ENEAR-LG-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/462 ft/79 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SubiacoSUBA4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/463 ft/80 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank18of 678

Station report

The weather at Russellville Municipal Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.3 mi from Scranton, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,400 ft, overcast at 3,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Russellville Municipal Airport, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUEFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERussellville Municipal Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Russellville Municipal Airport: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUEFIG. B THE AIR AT RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLERussellville Municipal Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Russellville Municipal Airport, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUEFIG. C THE WIND AT RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERussellville Municipal Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Russellville Municipal Airport, 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 Scranton

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