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West Fork, Arkansas

City in Washington County, Arkansas

Air quality

The air at West Fork

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Springdale (Springdale-Fayetteville-Bentonville) (AR), 18 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at West Fork

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 1.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
1.30in

Visibility

How far you can see at West Fork, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest West Fork, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Greenland 1.9 SEAR-WS-53

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/1,429 ft/94 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Winslow 7 NEWINA4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.5 mi away/2,064 ft/729 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fayetteville/Drake, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.2 mi from West Fork, Arkansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,250 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.59 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.22 inHg means its barometer reads 28.88 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Fayetteville/Drake stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,250 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.59 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.22 and the station pressure it means, 28.88.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FYVFIG. D WHERE FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,250 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.59 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.22 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.88 inHgTITLEFayetteville/Drake, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS FYVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FYV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.01 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Fayetteville/Drake, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FYVFIG. E THE SUN AT FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEFayetteville/Drake, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS FYVTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FYV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

An airport station, 1,250 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of an airport station, Fayetteville/Drake, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: barometers, in the shelter, altimeter 30.22 inhg.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FYVFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF AN AIRPORT STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 12:53 AM LOCAL TIMEBAROMETERS, IN THE SHELTERALTIMETER 30.22 inHgHEATED RAIN GAUGE-VISIBILITY SENSOR, 7 FT-BEAMCEILOMETER, LOOKING UP-TEMPERATURE IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT-WIND, 33 FT-33 FT5 FTHEIGHTS TO SCALE; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOTTITLEFayetteville/Drake, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · ASOS FYVTYPEELEVATIONSCALEPARTLY TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FYV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-002, FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009

The full report of Fayetteville/Drake, in 3 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.

Near West Fork

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

Near West Fork

River and lake gauges