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Raleigh, Mississippi

Town in Smith County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Raleigh

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 43 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-
  • Ozone26Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 66, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Raleigh

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Raleigh, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Raleigh, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LaurelLUL

At an airfield/32.3 mi away/239 ft/233 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank64of 464

Newton 5 ENE63831

At a climate reference station/33.3 mi away/374 ft/98 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank331of 464

measured daily2 instruments

Mize CoopMIZM6

At a cooperative observer's station/14.4 mi away/476 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Mize 3.9 SSWMS-SM-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.6 mi away/479 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank307of 464

Station report

The weather at Laurel, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.3 mi from Raleigh, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,500 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Laurel, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LULFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAURELSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELaurel, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LULTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LUL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

61.3 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Laurel: temperature 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LULFIG. B THE AIR AT LAURELTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 61.3 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 21.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLELaurel, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LULTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LUL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Laurel, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LULFIG. C THE WIND AT LAURELPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELaurel, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LULTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LUL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Laurel, 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 Raleigh

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

Near Raleigh

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