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Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, Mississippi

Medium airport in Harrison County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Mississippi Gulf Coast (MS), 3 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate1.8 mi
  • Ozone27Good27 ppb1.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 51, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 67, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gulfport Biloxi International 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 Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

Airfield

Code
GPT
ICAO
KGPT
IATA
GPT
Field elevation
28 ft
Serves
Gulfport
Kind
Medium airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
GPT
Wind now
Calm, read 15 Oct, 21:53

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
14 / 329,002 ft150 ftAsphalt and concrete135° / 315°CalmCalm
18 / 364,935 ft150 ftAsphalt180° / 0°CalmCalm
143218362,500 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT), Gulfport Biloxi International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

70 F at 9 PM; 86 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 63 F at its coolest, 3 AM.

Now
70F
9 PM
Highest
86F
1 PM
Lowest
63F
3 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Gulfport-Biloxi, temperature from 63.0 to 86.0, the latest 70.0; dew point from 60.0 to 70.0, the latest 67.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF60708090Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 67 F, the air 90% saturated; the humidity ran from 42% at 1 PM to 97% at 6 AM.

Dew point now
67F
9 PM
Humidity now
90%
Humidity, range
42 to 97%
Relative humidity at Gulfport-Biloxi, relative humidity from 42 to 97, the latest 90, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%406080100Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

Calm at 10 PM; at its strongest 10 mph, 4 PM, and no gust reported.

Now
0mph
calm
Strongest
10mph
4 PM
Highest gust
-
none reported
Wind at Gulfport-Biloxi, wind from 0 to 10, the latest 0, in miles an hour.WINDmph02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Wind direction at Gulfport-Biloxi, wind direction from 20 to 360, the latest 360, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

30.06 inHg at 10 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.01 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
30.06inHg
10 PM
3 hours
+0.02inHg
steady
24 hours
-0.01inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Gulfport-Biloxi, pressure, altimeter from 30.04 to 30.12, the latest 30.06, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg30.0230.0530.0730.1030.13Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

Down to 6 miles at 7 AM; 8 miles now.

Now
8mi
Lowest
6mi
7 AM
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Gulfport-Biloxi, visibility from 6.0 to 10.0, the latest 8.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 2,600 ft at 10 AM; a base was reported in 2 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
2,600ft
10 AM
Hours with a base reported
2
Lowest cloud base at Gulfport-Biloxi, lowest cloud base from 2,600 to 2,600, the latest 2,600, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft25992599.526002600.52601Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMMVFR

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

Gulfport-Biloxi: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Gulfport-BiloxiGPT

At an airfield/0.1 mi away/30 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Wool Market - Camp KellerCKWM6

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.7 mi away/153 ft/125 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Tnc Fort BayouS2082

At a soil climate station/20.1 mi away/43 ft/15 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

measured daily2 instruments

Gulfport 2.6 NEMS-HR-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/23 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

BiloxiBLXM6

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/39 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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