Storm Station
Ponca, Arkansas
71°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 71°·Light air 3 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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76%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ponca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ComptonCMTA4

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.0 mi away/2,346 ft/1,298 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank35of 344

Harrison/Boone Co.HRO

At an airfield/20.1 mi away/1,365 ft/317 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 344

measured daily2 instruments

ComptonCMPA4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/2,153 ft/1,105 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Jasper 13.4 SWAR-NW-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/2,229 ft/1,181 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Harrison/Boone Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.1 mi from Ponca. 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 Harrison/Boone Co., 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 HROFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARRISON/BOONE CO.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 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 MORE0510TITLEHarrison/Boone Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HROTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Harrison/Boone Co.: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HROFIG. B THE AIR AT HARRISON/BOONE CO.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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.4 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEHarrison/Boone Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HROTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Harrison/Boone Co., north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HROFIG. C THE WIND AT HARRISON/BOONE CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarrison/Boone Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HROTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Harrison/Boone Co., 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 Ponca

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