Guntown, Mississippi Weather
Guntown, 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 Guntown, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Guntown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Guntown is published on the Booneville-Baldwyn Airport (K8M1) page, 16 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 Guntown 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 Guntown: Tupelo Regional Airport (KTUP) 22 km · New Albany Union County Airport (KM72) 35 km · Pontotoc County Airport (K22M) 39 km · Tishomingo County Airport (K01M) 42 km · Ripley Airport (K25M) 45 km
Conditions reported at K8M1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Guntown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Guntown.
About Guntown, Mississippi
Guntown unfolds across a landscape where rolling hills gently embrace fertile bottoms, a testament to the rich soil deposited by eons of slow-moving water. It lies 13.1 miles north of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 11°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-north-east of Saltillo. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a sweet, earthy scent, a mingling of pine and damp earth, and the sunlight, as it begins its descent, casts long, buttery shadows that stretch across the fields. Here and there, the dark green of mature oaks breaks the softer hues of cultivated land, their branches reaching like patient arms towards the expansive sky. The quiet hum of cicadas is the dominant sound, a constant, soothing presence that underscores the unhurried pace of life in Guntown. The history of Guntown is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that dot its periphery, a story shaped by agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and corn, a rhythm of planting and harvest that has sustained the local economy. While the precise origins of its name are whispered in local lore, it speaks to a past that is both resilient and rooted in the very earth. Today, Guntown continues to draw strength from its agricultural heritage, with a character that is both steadfast and quietly proud, a place where the legacy of the land is still very much alive.
Live animated radar for Guntown 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 | Guntown, Lee County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.443157°N, 88.659776°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38849 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Guntown, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Guntown, 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 Guntown includes coordinates 34.443157°N, 88.659776°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 38849. Telephone area code: 662. 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.
