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Austin, Mississippi

Community in Tunica County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Austin

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Hernando (MS), 29 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Austin

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Austin, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Austin, MississippiReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Austin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

TunicaS2034

At a soil climate station/3.3 mi away/260 ft/66 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank347of 459

Tunica ScanTNAM6

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.5 mi away/260 ft/66 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank327of 459

measured daily2 instruments

Coahoma 4.4 NNEMS-CH-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.2 mi away/181 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Arkabutla DamARKM6

At a dam/20.1 mi away/211 ft/17 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tunica Municipal Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.5 mi from Austin, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,600 ft, broken at 4,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Tunica Municipal Airport, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UTAFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORTSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETunica Municipal Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UTATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UTA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Tunica Municipal Airport: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UTAFIG. B THE AIR AT TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLETunica Municipal Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UTATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UTA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 23 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tunica Municipal Airport, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 23 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UTAFIG. C THE WIND AT TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETunica Municipal Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UTATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UTA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tunica Municipal Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Mississippi

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Austin

River and lake gauges