Storm Station
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas
66°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 66°·Light air 3 mph E
Partly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
68%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Horseshoe Bend, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Melbourne42A

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/741 ft/41 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank251of 344

Evening Shade-RAWSESDA4

A remote fire weather station/13.2 mi away/489 ft/211 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank42of 344

Batesville 8 WNW23904

At a climate reference station/27.9 mi away/455 ft/245 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Hwy 62 HendersonARD31

Beside a road/28.8 mi away/604 ft/96 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank343of 344

measured daily2 instruments

Ash Flat 0.1 NNEAR-SH-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/675 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SalemSLMA4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/692 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Melbourne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Horseshoe Bend. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melbourne, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, the ceiling at 2,900 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMelbourne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-42A-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Melbourne: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,900 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,900 FTTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-42A-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Melbourne, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMelbourne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 42ATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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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Snow on the ground

Measured at Salem (SLMA4), 9.7 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Horseshoe Bend

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