Storm Station
Swifton, Arkansas
66°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
64%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Swifton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

NewportM19

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/239 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank28of 344

U.S 63 Hwy. Black Rock RiverARD28

Beside a road/19.2 mi away/266 ft/16 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank258of 344

Evening Shade-RAWSESDA4

A remote fire weather station/31.2 mi away/489 ft/239 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank41of 344

Batesville 8 WNW23904

At a climate reference station/36.5 mi away/455 ft/205 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

AliciaALCA4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/253 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Alicia 6.6 NNWAR-LW-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.7 mi away/246 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Newport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Swifton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 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 Newport, 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 M19FIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENewport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS M19TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-M19-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Newport: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M19FIG. B THE AIR AT NEWPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.3 FTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLENewport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS M19TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-M19-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newport, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 6 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 M19FIG. C THE WIND AT NEWPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS M19TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-M19-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Alicia (ALCA4), 8.2 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 Swifton

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