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Lexington, Mississippi

City in Holmes County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Lexington

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 55 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone33Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 66, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lexington

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 Lexington, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lexington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Silver CityS2086

At a soil climate station/26.6 mi away/115 ft/116 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Vaiden 4.8 WNWMS-CR-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.1 mi away/373 ft/142 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank46of 459

BelzoniBLZM6

At a cooperative observer's station/25.8 mi away/115 ft/116 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank426of 459

Station report

The weather at Greenwood/Leflore, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.2 mi from Lexington, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Greenwood/Leflore, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWOFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREENWOOD/LEFLORESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGreenwood/Leflore, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GWOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 61 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 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Greenwood/Leflore: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 61 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 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWOFIG. B THE AIR AT GREENWOOD/LEFLORETHE 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 52.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEGreenwood/Leflore, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Greenwood/Leflore, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 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 GWOFIG. C THE WIND AT GREENWOOD/LEFLOREPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreenwood/Leflore, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Belzoni (BLZM6), 25.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Mississippi

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

Near Lexington

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

Near Lexington

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