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Richton, Mississippi

Town in Perry County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Richton

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Hattiesburg (MS), 21 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate20.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 67, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Richton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Richton, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Richton 3.4 NMS-PY-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/230 ft/50 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank354of 459

Beaumount - Exp StationBESM6

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/135 ft/45 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hattiesburg Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.4 mi from Richton, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 9,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hattiesburg Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER HATTIESBURG MUNISECTION, 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 FTBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHattiesburg Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HBG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

88.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Hattiesburg Muni: temperature 88.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HBGFIG. B THE AIR AT HATTIESBURG MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 6,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 88.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLEHattiesburg Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HBG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hattiesburg Muni, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HBGFIG. C THE WIND AT HATTIESBURG MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHattiesburg Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hattiesburg Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Richton

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