Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Weather
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bay St. Louis, Hancock County.
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About Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Bay St. Louis exhales the humid breath of the Gulf Coast, a place where the land surrenders itself to the water with a soft, yielding grace. It lies 14.7 miles west-south-west of Gulfport, MS (from Gulfport, MS: bearing 254°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-south-east of Diamondhead. Oak trees, ancient and gnarled, spread their limbs like benevolent patriarchs over yards and streets, their Spanish moss a perpetual veil of silver. The air, thick with the scent of salt and blooming jasmine, hangs heavy, a palpable presence that clings to the skin. Beyond the weathered clapboard houses and vibrant hibiscus, the placid waters of the bay mirror the vast, often bruised, sky, a canvas for the dramatic sunsets that bleed across the horizon in hues of apricot and amethyst. The very ground here feels saturated, a constant reminder of the persistent, gentle embrace of the nearby sea. This coastal haven, originally a Spanish land grant, has a history as layered as the sediment beneath its soil, shaped by the ebb and flow of commerce and the resilience of its people. For generations, fishing and shipbuilding formed the backbone of Bay St. Louis's economy, the rhythm of the tides dictating the pulse of daily life. While those industries have evolved, the spirit of industry persists, now manifesting in charming boutiques, art galleries that capture the local color, and the quiet hum of tourism drawn to its laid-back charm. The memory of Hurricane Katrina, a devastating force that reshaped its shores, is still present, a somber chapter in Bay St. Louis's narrative, yet it has only served to underscore the community's enduring strength and its deep connection to this particular stretch of coastline.
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| Location | Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 30.308808°N, 89.330046°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39520 |
| Area Code | 228 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bay St. Louis includes coordinates 30.308808°N, 89.330046°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 39520. Telephone area code: 228. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
