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Viola, Arkansas

Town in Fulton County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Viola

None in the last 24 hours; 0.41 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
0.41in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Viola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Melbourne42A

At an airfield/24.1 mi away/741 ft/129 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank179of 678

measured daily2 instruments

Viola 3.0 WNWAR-FT-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/847 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SalemSLMA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/692 ft/178 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank25of 678

Station report

The weather at Melbourne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.1 mi from Viola, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melbourne, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. A THE SKY OVER MELBOURNESECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 4,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMelbourne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 36 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Melbourne: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 36 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 42AFIG. B THE AIR AT MELBOURNETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,900 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 36 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 POINTTITLEMelbourne, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Melbourne, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 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 42AFIG. C THE WIND AT MELBOURNEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMelbourne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-42A-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Viola

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

Near Viola

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