Storm Station
Poteau, Oklahoma
71°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 71°·Light air 4 mph ENE
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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76%Humidity
43%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Poteau, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Robert S Kerr Airport/PoteauRKR

At an airfield/3.0 mi away/453 ft/65 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank408of 474

Wister (OCS Mesonet)WISO2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.6 mi away/479 ft/39 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank222of 474

measured daily2 instruments

Poteau 2.8 NOK-LF-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/581 ft/63 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WisterWSRO2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/485 ft/33 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Robert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Poteau. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Robert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RKRFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROBERT S KERR AIRPORT/POTEAUSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERobert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RKRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RKR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Robert S Kerr Airport/Poteau: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RKRFIG. B THE AIR AT ROBERT S KERR AIRPORT/POTEAUTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLERobert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RKRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RKR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Robert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, 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 RKRFIG. C THE WIND AT ROBERT S KERR AIRPORT/POTEAUPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERobert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RKRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RKR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Robert S Kerr Airport/Poteau, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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