Calhoun, Mississippi Weather
Calhoun, 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 Calhoun, Jones County.
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About Calhoun, Mississippi
Calhoun rests in a quiet pocket of Jones County, Mississippi, where the land begins to soften its edges, rolling gently into shallow valleys and then rising again into modest hills. It lies 26.0 miles north of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 11°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west of Laurel. Pine forests, dense and fragrant, dominate the landscape, their needles a thick carpet underfoot, muffling the sounds of the world. Patches of sun, when they break through the canopy, fall in golden shafts, illuminating the dusty roads and the weathered wood of scattered homes. The air here is thick with the scent of damp earth and resin, a palpable presence that settles into your lungs, a constant reminder of the natural world that presses in on all sides. It’s a place where the sky, when visible, feels immense and a pale, washed-out blue, often softened by a haze that clings to the horizon. The history of Calhoun is inextricably linked to the timber that once fueled its growth, the towering pines that provided livelihoods for generations. Sawmills hummed and clattered, their output shipped out to build homes and businesses far beyond the borders of Jones County. While the logging industry has waned, a quiet resilience persists, a dedication to the land that continues to shape the local economy. You can still see the ghosts of those earlier days in the occasional abandoned structure, reclaimed by kudzu and time, hinting at a past bustling with activity. Today, agriculture, particularly cattle farming and the cultivation of certain crops, forms the backbone of Calhoun, a steady hum beneath the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a dove. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces here, but a palpable sense of continuity, of a community deeply rooted in the soil and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Calhoun, Jones County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.695995°N, 89.205336°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39443, 39440 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Calhoun, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calhoun, 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 Calhoun includes coordinates 31.695995°N, 89.205336°W, situated in Jones County. ZIP code 39443, 39440. Telephone area code: 601. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
