Temperature
68 F at 10 PM; 92 F at its warmest, 4 PM, and 59 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 68F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 92F
- 4 PM
- Lowest
- 59F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Mississippi/Columbia-Marion County Airport
Columbia-Marion County Airport, Mississippi
Small airport in Marion County, MississippiRed Flag Warning, in full · Every severe alert
* WIND...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph behind a cold front. * HUMIDITY...Minimum Relative Humidity values between 25 to 40 percent. * FUELS...Critically dry. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. A Fire Weather Watch means that the potential for critical fire weather conditions exists. These conditions could promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening. Check www.weather.gov/jan/fireweather for forecast updates and a possible upgrade of this watch to a Red Flag Warning.
69°
93°/62°
Light rain·
Feels like 69°·Calm 1 mph S
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Columbia-Marion County Airport until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Columbia-Marion County Airport is 69° and light rain at 10 PM. The dew point is 63°, so the air feels humid and sticky. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 63° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 91°, and the coolest Saturday, near 73°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 27 minutes long, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
41Air quality
83%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
69feels69
now, rain light
Today
Oct 15
9362
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
9164
18mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7352
14mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7548
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
8049
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8551
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8751
overcast
69°
93°62°
91°64°
73°52°
75°48°
80°49°
85°51°
87°51°
As of 10:00 PM in Columbia-Marion County Airport, Mississippi.
Air quality
The air at Columbia-Marion County Airport
Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Hattiesburg (MS), 31 miles off.
41Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 62, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 62YesterdayOct 14
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Columbia-Marion County Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Columbia-Marion County Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- 0R0
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 265 ft
- Serves
- Columbia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- 0R0
- Wind now
- Calm, read 15 Oct, 22:10
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 | 5,500 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 54° / 234° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Columbia (0R0), Columbia-Marion County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 63 F, the air 83% saturated; the humidity ran from 36% at 4 PM to 100% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 63F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 83%
- Humidity, range
- 36 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 10 PM; at its strongest 7 mph, 4 PM, with a gust of 14 mph at 1 PM.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 7mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- 14mph
- 1 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.09 inHg at 10 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.01 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.09inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.01inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.8 miles at 7 AM, under a mile for 1 hour; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.8mi
- 7 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 1
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 6 AM; a base was reported in 6 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 6 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 6
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Columbia: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Columbia-Marion County Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Columbia0R0
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/259 ft/6 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Marion RAWSRMAM6
A remote fire weather station/8.8 mi away/367 ft/102 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Columbia 0.9 NEMS-MR-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/216 ft/49 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Columbia CoopCOLM6
At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/161 ft/104 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Mississippi
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Columbia-Marion County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Columbiacity, 3 mi
- Foxworthcommunity, 5 mi
- Kokomocommunity, 13 mi
- Bassfieldtown, 14 mi
- Sumralltown, 18 mi
- Baxtervillecommunity, 19 mi
- Prentisstown, 21 mi
- Tylertowntown, 23 mi
- Oak Grovecommunity, 24 mi
- Silver Creektown, 24 mi
- Monticellotown, 25 mi
- Rawls Springscommunity, 25 mi
Airports near Columbia-Marion County Airport
- Hattiesburg Laurel Regional AirportPIB, 30 mi
- Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal AirportHBG, 33 mi
- McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis FieldMCB, 40 mi
- Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport1R7, 41 mi
- Hesler Noble FieldLUL, 46 mi
- Picayune Municipal AirportMJD, 57 mi
- Stennis International AirportHSA, 68 mi
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportJAN, 72 mi