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Union, Mississippi

Town in Newton County, Mississippi

Air quality

The air at Union

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Ward (AL), 54 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate-
  • Ozone46Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Union

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Union, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Union, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Neshoba RAWSRNEM6

A remote fire weather station/10.7 mi away/587 ft/81 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank125of 459

PhiladelphiaMPE

At an airfield/15.6 mi away/449 ft/57 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank350of 459

Newton 5 ENE63831

At a climate reference station/17.0 mi away/374 ft/132 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank333of 459

measured daily2 instruments

Union 1.6 WMS-NW-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/566 ft/60 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Philadelphia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.6 mi from Union, Mississippi. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 4,400 ft, broken at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft.

Section of the sky over Philadelphia, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 feet.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MPEFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILADELPHIASECTION, 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 FTBKN 8,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTTITLEPhiladelphia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MPETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MPE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Philadelphia: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MPEFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILADELPHIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,300 FTTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEPhiladelphia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MPETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MPE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 15 mph.

Plan of the wind at Philadelphia, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 10 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 MPEFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILADELPHIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhiladelphia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MPETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MPE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Philadelphia, 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 Union

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Near Union

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