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Brandon, Mississippi

City in Rankin County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Brandon

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 10 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good11.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good19 ppb11.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good11.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb11.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm11.2 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Brandon

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Brandon, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Brandon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Brandon 1.3 NNWMS-RN-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/359 ft/80 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Canton CoopCNTM6

At a cooperative observer's station/27.2 mi away/256 ft/183 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Jackson/Thompson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Brandon, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jackson/Thompson, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JANFIG. A THE SKY OVER JACKSON/THOMPSONSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJackson/Thompson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Jackson/Thompson: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JANFIG. B THE AIR AT JACKSON/THOMPSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.2 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEJackson/Thompson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jackson/Thompson, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JANFIG. C THE WIND AT JACKSON/THOMPSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJackson/Thompson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jackson/Thompson, 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.

Near Brandon

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

Near Brandon

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