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Sunset, Arkansas

Town in Crittenden County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at Sunset

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Memphis (TN), 14 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate20.9 mi
  • Ozone37Good29 ppb10.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sunset

None in the last 24 hours; 0.19 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunset, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Uapb-EarleS2085

At a soil climate station/14.2 mi away/213 ft/6 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank485of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Marion 0.7 NWAR-CT-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/222 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

West MemphisWMPA4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/203 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank402of 678

Station report

The weather at West Memphis Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Sunset, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM 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 West Memphis Muni, 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 AWMFIG. A THE SKY OVER WEST MEMPHIS MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWest Memphis Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AWMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AWM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at West Memphis Muni: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AWMFIG. B THE AIR AT WEST MEMPHIS MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.9 FTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEWest Memphis Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AWMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AWM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at West Memphis Muni, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 AWMFIG. C THE WIND AT WEST MEMPHIS MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWest Memphis Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AWMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AWM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of West Memphis Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at West Memphis (WMPA4), 7.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sunset

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

Near Sunset

River and lake gauges