Storm Station
Alma, Arkansas
73°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 73°·Light breeze 7 mph E
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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73%Humidity
57%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-540 Fort SmithARD21

Beside a road/8.7 mi away/413 ft/24 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank341of 344

Fort Smith MuniFSM

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/463 ft/26 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 344

Strickler - RAWSSTKA4

A remote fire weather station/26.4 mi away/1,667 ft/1,230 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank150of 344

measured daily2 instruments

Rudy 1.7 NNEAR-CF-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/558 ft/121 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Water PlantMTBA4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/794 ft/357 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Smith Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Alma. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Smith Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT SMITH 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Smith Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Smith Muni: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSMFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT SMITH 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 65.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEFort Smith Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Smith Muni, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, 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 FSMFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT SMITH MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Smith Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Smith Muni, in 6 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 Alma

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