At an airfield/20.2 mi away/272 ft/10 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Weather/Mississippi/Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University, Mississippi
Community in Claiborne 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.
65°
81°/62°
Clear·
Feels like 65°·Light air 2 mph S
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Alcorn State University until 8 PM today. 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 11 degrees cooler: a high of 70° after 81° today.
Now. Alcorn State University is 65° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the south at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 79° by 12 PM. Tonight falls to about 50° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 69): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 88°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 70°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:31 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:48 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
69Air quality
100%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
65feels65
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8162
18mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7049
15mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7545
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7947
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8450
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8651
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8852
overcast
65°
81°62°
70°49°
75°45°
79°47°
84°50°
86°51°
88°52°
As of 2:00 AM in Alcorn State University, Mississippi.
Air quality
The air at Alcorn State University
Index 69, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 65 miles off.
69Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)69Moderate-
- Ozone22Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 66, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 66YesterdayOct 15
- 42TodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Alcorn State University
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. 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 Alcorn State University, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Alcorn State University, MississippiReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Alcorn State University, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.4 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank5of 459
In a volunteer observer's own ground/32.8 mi away/138 ft/124 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Bude RAWSBDEM6
A remote fire weather station/36.2 mi away/420 ft/158 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Port Gibson 1NE CoopPGBM6
At a cooperative observer's station/12.4 mi away/171 ft/91 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Fayette 6.0 SEMS-JF-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.7 mi away/464 ft/202 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Station report
The weather at Natchez/Hardy(AWOS), drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 20.2 mi from Alcorn State University, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Port Gibson 1NE Coop (PGBM6), 12.4 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 07:30. measured daily
Elsewhere in Mississippi
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Alcorn State University
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Port Gibsoncity, 11 mi
- Fayettecity, 12 mi
- Pattisoncommunity, 14 mi
- Hermanvillecommunity, 18 mi
- Morgantowncommunity, 24 mi
- Roxietown, 26 mi
- Natchezcity, 27 mi
- Cloverdalecommunity, 30 mi
- Meadvilletown, 31 mi
- Budetown, 33 mi
- Uticatown, 34 mi
- Beechwoodcommunity, 36 mi