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Morton, Mississippi

City in Scott County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Morton

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 30 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Morton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Morton, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Morton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Newton 5 ENE63831

At a climate reference station/34.0 mi away/374 ft/110 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank333of 459

measured daily2 instruments

Brandon 14.9 NNEMS-RN-45

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.2 mi away/342 ft/142 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Walnut Grove CoopWLTM6

At a cooperative observer's station/20.4 mi away/387 ft/97 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Jackson/Thompson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.1 mi from Morton, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jackson/Thompson, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JANFIG. A THE SKY OVER JACKSON/THOMPSONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 7,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJackson/Thompson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Jackson/Thompson: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JANFIG. B THE AIR AT JACKSON/THOMPSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 66.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEJackson/Thompson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Jackson/Thompson, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JANFIG. C THE WIND AT JACKSON/THOMPSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJackson/Thompson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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