In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/138 ft/122 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Parks/Mississippi/Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
National Military Park in Warren 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.
68°
92°/63°
Clear·
Feels like 68°·Calm 1 mph S
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Vicksburg National Military Park 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 13 degrees cooler: a high of 79° after 92° today.
Now. Vicksburg National Military Park is 68° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 63° by 5 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 87°, and the coolest Saturday, near 70°. 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
62Air quality
85%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
68feels68
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9263
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
7963
19mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
7049
16mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7444
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7846
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8449
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8751
overcast
68°
92°63°
79°63°
70°49°
74°44°
78°46°
84°49°
87°51°
As of 10:00 PM in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Air quality
The air at Vicksburg National Military Park
Index 62, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 39 miles off.
62Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)62Moderate-
- Ozone32Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-
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 Vicksburg National Military Park
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 Vicksburg National Military Park, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- National Military Park
- Area
- 4.77 sq mi
- Height at its point
- 260 ft
- Also in
- Louisiana
- County
- Warren County
- State
- Mississippi
- Latitude
- 32.3665° N
- Longitude
- 90.8420° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Vicksburg National Military Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
VicksburgVKS
At an airfield/10.1 mi away/99 ft/161 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Onward ScanOONM6
At a river or reservoir gauge/27.0 mi away/100 ft/160 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
OnwardS2033
At a soil climate station/27.4 mi away/100 ft/160 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Vicksburg City CoopVICM6
At a cooperative observer's station/2.3 mi away/105 ft/155 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Vicksburg 6.9 NEMS-WR-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/270 ft/10 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Mississippi
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Vicksburg National Military Park
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.