Storm Station
Portia, Arkansas
67°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 4 mph ENE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
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-Air quality
65%Humidity
66%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Portia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Walnut Ridge (AWOS)ARG

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/272 ft/10 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank28of 344

Evening Shade-RAWSESDA4

A remote fire weather station/27.8 mi away/489 ft/227 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank41of 344

measured daily2 instruments

Black RockBLKA4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/272 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Powhatan 1.8 WAR-LW-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/289 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Walnut Ridge (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Portia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Walnut Ridge (AWOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Walnut Ridge (AWOS): temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARGFIG. B THE AIR AT WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Walnut Ridge (AWOS), north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 5 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 ARGFIG. C THE WIND AT WALNUT RIDGE (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWalnut Ridge (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Walnut Ridge (AWOS), 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 Portia

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