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Hickory, Mississippi

Town in Newton County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Hickory

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Ward (AL), 51 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hickory

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Hickory, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hickory, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Newton 5 ENE63831

At a climate reference station/3.0 mi away/374 ft/48 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank331of 464

measured daily2 instruments

Newton Exp. Station NcdcNTEM6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/377 ft/51 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Newton 4.5 NNEMS-NW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/388 ft/62 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank32of 464

Station report

The weather at Meridian/Key Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from Hickory, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:58 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Meridian/Key Field, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEIFIG. A THE SKY OVER MERIDIAN/KEY FIELDSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMeridian/Key Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MEITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEI-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 51.0 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Meridian/Key Field: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEIFIG. B THE AIR AT MERIDIAN/KEY FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEMeridian/Key Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MEITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Meridian/Key Field, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 14 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 MEIFIG. C THE WIND AT MERIDIAN/KEY FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMeridian/Key Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MEITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Meridian/Key Field, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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