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Monticello, Mississippi

Town in Lawrence County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Monticello

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Hattiesburg (MS), 51 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 62, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Monticello

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

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Monticello, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Brookhaven1R7

At an airfield/18.1 mi away/489 ft/270 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank325of 459

Marion RAWSRMAM6

A remote fire weather station/25.6 mi away/367 ft/148 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank191of 459

measured daily2 instruments

Monticello CoopMCOM6

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/203 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Brookhaven 8.0 SSEMS-LN-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.9 mi away/455 ft/236 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Brookhaven, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.1 mi from Monticello, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Brookhaven, 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 1R7FIG. A THE SKY OVER BROOKHAVENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBrookhaven, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1R7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The column

At 489 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.40 inHg and the temperature at 57.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.11 inHg means its barometer reads 29.58 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Brookhaven stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 489 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.40 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.11 and the station pressure it means, 29.58.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1R7FIG. D WHERE BROOKHAVEN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBROOKHAVEN2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT489 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.40 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.11 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.58 inHgTITLEBrookhaven, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1R7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.61 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Brookhaven, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1R7FIG. E THE SUN AT BROOKHAVENELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.61 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBrookhaven, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R7TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1R7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Brookhaven, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Mississippi

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