Temperature
71 F at 9 PM; 91 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 60 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 71F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 91F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 60F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Mississippi/Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, Mississippi
Medium airport in Rankin 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.
71°
93°/64°
Clear·
Feels like 71°·Light air 2 mph S
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International 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. Tomorrow is 9 degrees cooler: a high of 84° after 93° today.
Now. Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is 71° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 60°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the south at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 64° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 62): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 86°, and the coolest Saturday, near 71°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph.
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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
62Air quality
69%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
71feels71
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9364
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
8464
21mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7150
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7445
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7947
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8450
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8651
overcast
71°
93°64°
84°64°
71°50°
74°45°
79°47°
84°50°
86°51°
As of 10:00 PM in Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, Mississippi.
Air quality
The air at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Index 62, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 5 miles off.
62Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)62Moderate6.1 mi
- Ozone32Good33 ppb6.1 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)14Good6.1 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb6.1 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm6.1 mi
The days ahead
Highest 51, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 59YesterdayOct 14
- 51TodayOct 15
- 42FriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
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 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers 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 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- JAN
- ICAO
- KJAN
- IATA
- JAN
- Field elevation
- 346 ft
- Serves
- Jackson
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- JAN
- Wind now
- Calm, read 15 Oct, 21:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L / 34R | 8,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | Calm | Calm |
| 16R / 34L | 8,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Jackson/Thompson (JAN), Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 60 F, the air 68% saturated; the humidity ran from 30% at 4 PM to 96% at 5 AM.
- Dew point now
- 60F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 68%
- Humidity, range
- 30 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
3 mph from the west southwest at 10 PM; at its strongest 10 mph, 11 AM, with a gust of 18 mph at 12 PM.
- Now
- 3mph
- from the west southwest
- Strongest
- 10mph
- 11 AM
- Highest gust
- 18mph
- 12 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.06 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; the same as a day before.
- Now
- 30.06inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.00inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 8 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 8 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
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
Jackson/Thompson: 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 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.7 mi away/331 ft/15 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Copiah RAWSCYSM6
A remote fire weather station/30.7 mi away/499 ft/153 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Flowood 1.5 EMS-RN-42
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/289 ft/57 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Canton CoopCNTM6
At a cooperative observer's station/25.0 mi away/256 ft/90 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 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
- Hawkins FieldHKS, 9 mi
- Bruce Campbell FieldMBO, 9 mi
- John Bell Williams AirportJVW, 19 mi
- Vicksburg Municipal AirportVKS, 50 mi
- Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport1R7, 53 mi
- Philadelphia Municipal AirportMPE, 65 mi
- Hesler Noble FieldLUL, 69 mi
- Columbia-Marion County Airport0R0, 72 mi