Storm Station
Salem, Arkansas
66°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 66°·Light air 4 mph ENE
Partly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
41%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Salem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BentonSUZ

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/377 ft/112 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank333of 344

I-430 & I630 Big RockARD12

Beside a road/12.6 mi away/413 ft/76 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank266of 344

measured daily2 instruments

Benton 4.8 NNEAR-SL-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/433 ft/56 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Benton Water PlantBENA4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/320 ft/169 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Benton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.4 mi from Salem. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,800 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Benton, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUZFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 4,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEBenton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SUZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SUZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Benton: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUZFIG. B THE AIR AT BENTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEBenton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SUZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Benton, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, 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 SUZFIG. C THE WIND AT BENTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBenton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SUZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Benton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Benton Water Plant (BENA4), 4.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arkansas

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

Near Salem

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