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Tunica, Mississippi

Town in Tunica County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Tunica

Index 20, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Hernando (MS), 24 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good24 mi
  • Ozone19Good19 ppb24 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Tunica

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 Tunica, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tunica, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

TunicaS2034

At a soil climate station/1.9 mi away/260 ft/67 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank348of 464

Tunica ScanTNAM6

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.1 mi away/260 ft/67 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank312of 464

measured daily2 instruments

Sarah 4.6 NEMS-TT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.1 mi away/308 ft/115 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Arkabutla DamARKM6

At a dam/15.3 mi away/211 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tunica Municipal Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.0 mi from Tunica, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Tunica Municipal Airport, 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 UTAFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETunica Municipal Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UTATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UTA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 41.4 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tunica Municipal Airport: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.4, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UTAFIG. B THE AIR AT TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.6 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 41.4 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLETunica Municipal Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UTATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UTA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tunica Municipal Airport, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UTAFIG. C THE WIND AT TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETunica Municipal Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UTATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UTA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tunica Municipal Airport, 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 Tunica

River and lake gauges