Temperature
70 F at 9 PM; 90 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 59 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 70F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 90F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 59F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Mississippi/Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field
Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field, Mississippi
Medium airport in Lauderdale 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.
70°
92°/61°
Clear·
Feels like 70°·Light air 2 mph S
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field 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. Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field is 70° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 61°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the south at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 63° by 6 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 86°, and the coolest Saturday, near 68°. 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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
34Air quality
73%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
70feels70
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9261
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
8663
17mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6848
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7044
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7444
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7746
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8048
overcast
70°
92°61°
86°63°
68°48°
70°44°
74°44°
77°46°
80°48°
As of 10:00 PM in Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field, Mississippi.
Air quality
The air at Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field
Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Ward (AL), 21 miles off.
34Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
- Ozone10Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 14
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field
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 Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field, 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
- NMM
- ICAO
- KNMM
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 316 ft
- Serves
- Lauderdale
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- NMM
- Wind now
- Calm, read 15 Oct, 21:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L / 19R | 8,003 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 9° / 189° | Calm | Calm |
| 01R / 19L | 8,000 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 9° / 189° | Calm | Calm |
| 10 / 28 | 6,402 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 99° / 279° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Meridian NAS/Mccain (NMM), Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 61 F, the air 73% saturated; the humidity ran from 35% at 4 PM to 93% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 61F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 73%
- Humidity, range
- 35 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 9 PM; at its strongest 6 mph, 2 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 6mph
- 2 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.06 inHg at 9 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.06inHg
- 9 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.02inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 4,000 ft at 12 PM; a base was reported in 6 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 4,000ft
- 12 PM
- 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
Meridian NAS/Mccain: 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 Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field, 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
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/318 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Lauderdale RAWSRLDM6
A remote fire weather station/14.0 mi away/348 ft/32 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Newton 5 ENE63831
At a climate reference station/33.8 mi away/374 ft/58 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Meridian Station 1.1 EMS-LD-25
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/266 ft/50 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Topton CoopTOPM6
At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/456 ft/140 ft above 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 Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Lauderdalecommunity, 3 mi
- Meridian Stationcommunity, 4 mi
- Toomsubacommunity, 9 mi
- Mariontown, 10 mi
- Portervillecommunity, 11 mi
- Meridiancity, 16 mi
- De Kalbtown, 16 mi
- Nellieburgcommunity, 17 mi
- Collinsvillecommunity, 18 mi
- Scoobatown, 20 mi
- Chunkytown, 27 mi
- Bogue Chittocommunity, 29 mi
Airports near Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field
- Key Field / Meridian Regional AirportMEI, 19 mi
- Joe Williams Naval Outlying FieldNJW, 24 mi
- Philadelphia Municipal AirportMPE, 37 mi
- Louisville Winston County AirportLMS, 51 mi
- Golden Triangle Regional AirportGTR, 62 mi
- George M Bryan AirportSTF, 63 mi
- Hesler Noble FieldLUL, 71 mi
- Columbus Air Force BaseCBM, 76 mi