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Swifton, Arkansas

City in Jackson County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Swifton

None in the last 24 hours; 0.27 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.27in

Visibility

How far you can see at Swifton, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Swifton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

NewportM19

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/239 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank95of 678

measured daily2 instruments

AliciaALCA4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/253 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank403of 678

Alicia 6.6 NNWAR-LW-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.7 mi away/246 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Newport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Swifton, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:42 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Newport, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M19FIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWPORTSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENewport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS M19TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M19-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

73.4 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Newport: temperature 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M19FIG. B THE AIR AT NEWPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 73.4 FDEW POINT 66.2 FSPREAD 7.2 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 POINTTITLENewport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS M19TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M19-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newport, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M19FIG. C THE WIND AT NEWPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS M19TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M19-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Alicia (ALCA4), 8.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:11. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Swifton

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

Near Swifton

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