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Independence, Mississippi

Community in Tate County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Independence

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Hernando (MS), 13 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good13.1 mi
  • Ozone25Good25 ppb13.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Independence

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Olive BranchOLV

At an airfield/18.5 mi away/402 ft/72 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank406of 459

measured daily2 instruments

Coldwater 11.8 EMS-TT-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/401 ft/71 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SenatobiaSNTM6

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/233 ft/97 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Olive Branch, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.5 mi from Independence, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:50 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,100 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Olive Branch, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLVFIG. A THE SKY OVER OLIVE BRANCHSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONOVC 3,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOlive Branch, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Olive Branch: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLVFIG. B THE AIR AT OLIVE BRANCHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEOlive Branch, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Olive Branch, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLVFIG. C THE WIND AT OLIVE BRANCHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOlive Branch, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Olive Branch, 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 Independence

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

Near Independence

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