Brandon, Mississippi Weather
Brandon, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Brandon, Rankin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Brandon. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Brandon is published on the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (KJAN) page, 10 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Brandon have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Brandon: Bruce Campbell Field (KMBO) 21 km · Hawkins Field (KHKS) 23 km · John Bell Williams Airport (KJVW) 40 km · G V Montgomery Airport (K2M4) 48 km · Magee Municipal Airport (K17M) 49 km
Conditions reported at KJAN describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brandon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brandon.
About Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon unfolds under a sky that often stretches, a pale blue canvas streaked with the fleeting white of high clouds, hinting at the humid afternoons to come. It lies 8.5 miles east of Pearl, MS (from Pearl, MS: bearing 91°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-south-east of Flowood. The land here, a gentle roll of earth, is softened by broadleaf trees that stand sentinel over scattered homes and the occasional sprawling oak, its branches heavy with Spanish moss that drifts like forgotten memories in the breeze. Creeks, narrow and purposeful, wind through the landscape, their banks a tangle of wild grasses and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-baked pine needles and the distant perfume of blooming dogwood, particularly potent in the twilight hours when the light turns to a hazy gold. The pulse of Brandon’s economy beats with a quiet resilience, a legacy of its agricultural roots that still echo in the surrounding fields of cotton and soybeans. More recently, its proximity to larger centers has drawn a mix of commerce and industry, creating a livelihood for its residents that balances tradition with the demands of the present. History buffs might point to the enduring architecture, some structures bearing the quiet dignity of an earlier era, hinting at the generations who have called this place home. While not a hub of grand pronouncements, Brandon possesses a distinct character, a place where the pace of life allows for genuine connection, and the simple act of watching the sun dip below the horizon can feel like a profound event.
Live animated radar for Brandon and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32.273202°N, 89.985916°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39042, 39043, 39047 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brandon, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brandon, Mississippi, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Brandon includes coordinates 32.273202°N, 89.985916°W, situated in Rankin County. ZIP code 39042, 39043, 39047. Telephone area code: 601, 769. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
