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Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

City in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Walnut Ridge

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

How far you can see at Walnut Ridge, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Walnut Ridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Walnut Ridge 6.5 SEAR-LW-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.6 mi away/247 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Black RockBLKA4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/272 ft/6 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Walnut Ridge (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.1 mi from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,400 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Walnut Ridge (AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ARG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Walnut Ridge (AWOS): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. B THE AIR AT WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ARG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Walnut Ridge (AWOS), north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. C THE WIND AT WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ARG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Walnut Ridge (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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