Storm Station
Fountain Lake, Arkansas
71°
Mostly clear· Feels like 71°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fountain Lake, 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 now3 instruments

Hot Spring Hwy 70 & 70BARD09

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/456 ft/68 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank311of 344

Hot SpringsHOT

At an airfield/12.9 mi away/541 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 344

measured daily2 instruments

Hot Springs Village 2.7 SSEAR-GL-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/805 ft/281 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Park ServiceHOTA4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/827 ft/303 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hot Springs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.9 mi from Fountain Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hot Springs, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOTFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOT SPRINGSSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHot Springs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HOTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HOT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hot Springs: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOTFIG. B THE AIR AT HOT SPRINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.8 FTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEHot Springs, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HOTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HOT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hot Springs, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOTFIG. C THE WIND AT HOT SPRINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHot Springs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HOTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HOT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hot Springs, 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 Fountain Lake

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