Citizen station EW5980EW5980
In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.5 mi away/311 ft/22 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Weather/Mississippi/Richland
Richland, Mississippi
City in Rankin County, MississippiRed Flag Warning, in full · Every severe alert
* WIND...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph behind a cold front. * HUMIDITY...Minimum Relative Humidity values between 25 to 40 percent. * FUELS...Critically dry. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. A Fire Weather Watch means that the potential for critical fire weather conditions exists. These conditions could promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening. Check www.weather.gov/jan/fireweather for forecast updates and a possible upgrade of this watch to a Red Flag Warning.
70°
93°/64°
Clear·
Feels like 70°·Light air 3 mph S
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Richland until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 9 degrees cooler: a high of 84° after 93° today.
Now. Richland is 70° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 60°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the south at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 64° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 62): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 87°, and the coolest Saturday, near 71°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
62Air quality
77%Humidity
2%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
70feels70
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9364
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
8464
20mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7150
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7445
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7947
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8450
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8751
overcast
70°
93°64°
84°64°
71°50°
74°45°
79°47°
84°50°
87°51°
As of 11:00 PM in Richland, Mississippi.
Air quality
The air at Richland
Index 62, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Jackson (MS), 8 miles off.
62Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)62Moderate8.3 mi
- Ozone32Good35 ppb8.3 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)14Good8.3 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb8.3 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm8.3 mi
The days ahead
Highest 51, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 59YesterdayOct 14
- 51TodayOct 15
- 42FriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Richland
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Richland, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Richland, MississippiReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Richland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank418of 459
Belhaven Creek At Riverside Drive At Jackson02485810
At a river or reservoir gauge/7.8 mi away/290 ft/1 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/8.8 mi away/331 ft/42 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Richland 0.3 WSWMS-RN-7
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/269 ft/20 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Crystal Spring Exp Sta CoopCRSM6
At a cooperative observer's station/20.8 mi away/476 ft/187 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Jackson/Thompson, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Richland, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
66.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.
The wind
Calm.
The full report of Jackson/Thompson, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Mississippi
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Richland
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.