Collins, Mississippi Weather
Collins, 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 Collins, Covington County.
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About Collins, Mississippi
Collins, Mississippi, unfolds under skies that often hold a gentle, diffused light, the air thick with the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 27.0 miles north-west of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 325°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-east of Mount Olive. Rolling hills, draped in verdant forests of oak and magnolia, give way to fields where cotton once flourished and now, more often, soybeans and corn stretch towards the horizon. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and wind, where creeks meander with a quiet persistence, their banks lined with ferns and the occasional splash of a sun-dappled turtle. The character of Collins is one of quiet resilience, a place where the echoes of past industry still resonate in the hum of present-day life, a stillness that allows the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird to become the dominant sounds. The history of Collins is deeply entwined with the timber industry that once defined this corner of Covington County, its early days fueled by the abundant pine forests that carpeted the region. Sawmills hummed with activity, their output shipped far and wide, shaping the economic fortunes of the nascent settlement. While the logging boom has since receded, replaced by a more diversified agricultural economy and a growing presence of light manufacturing, the legacy of that era remains. The very ground seems to remember the weight of felled trees and the rhythmic pulse of machinery. Today, the pace of life in Collins is unhurried, marked by the friendly waves exchanged between neighbors and the shared appreciation for the enduring beauty of the Mississippi landscape, where the soft glow of twilight paints the sky in hues of rose and lavender.
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| Location | Collins, Covington County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.645443°N, 89.555346°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39428 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Collins, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Collins, 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 Collins includes coordinates 31.645443°N, 89.555346°W, situated in Covington County. ZIP code 39428. Telephone area code: 601. 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.
