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Jonestown, Mississippi

Town in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Jonestown

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Cleveland (MS), 43 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone43Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Jonestown

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Jonestown, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Jonestown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ClarksdaleCKM

At an airfield/3.7 mi away/173 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank385of 459

Vance ScanVNCM6

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.6 mi away/150 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank314of 459

VanceS2035

At a soil climate station/18.7 mi away/150 ft/16 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank344of 459

measured daily2 instruments

Lyon 6.7 NEMS-CH-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/173 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ClarksdaleCLKM6

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/161 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Clarksdale, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.7 mi from Jonestown, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM 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 Clarksdale, 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 CKMFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLARKSDALESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEClarksdale, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CKM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Clarksdale: temperature 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKMFIG. B THE AIR AT CLARKSDALETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.3 FTEMPERATURE 73.4 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEClarksdale, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CKM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clarksdale, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKMFIG. C THE WIND AT CLARKSDALEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClarksdale, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CKM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Clarksdale, 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 Jonestown

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

Near Jonestown

River and lake gauges