Latimer, Mississippi Weather
Latimer, 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 Latimer, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Latimer. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Latimer is published on the Keesler Air Force Base (KBIX) page, 15 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. 4 airfields within reach of Latimer 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 Latimer: Ocean Springs Airport (K5R2) 20 km · Trent Lott International Airport (KPQL) 33 km · St Elmo Airport (K2R5) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBIX describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Latimer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Latimer.
About Latimer, Mississippi
Latimer rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and earth, where the air carries the damp, green scent of pine and the occasional sweetness of ripening figs. It lies 9.6 miles north of Biloxi, MS (from Biloxi, MS: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-west of Ocean Springs. The terrain here is a gentle undulation, a soft rise and fall of sandy loam that supports a tenacious growth of mixed forest – towering pines stand sentinel alongside the spreading canopies of oaks and magnolias, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like spectral beards in the humid breezes. Ditches, wide and shallow, trace the contours of the land, channeling the abundant rainfall towards the unseen creeks and bayous that thread through the dense undergrowth, their presence hinted at by the richer, darker soil and the chorus of unseen frogs. Sunlight, when it breaks through the overhead leaves, falls in broad, warm shafts, illuminating the fallen pine needles and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson against the verdant backdrop. The history of Latimer is one of quiet settlement and the enduring pursuit of sustenance from the land, its roots reaching back to the early days of agricultural endeavor in this part of the Gulf Coast. For generations, the local economy has been tied to the bounty of the surrounding forests and fields, with timber harvesting and small-scale farming forming the backbone of its existence, supplemented by the fishing and crabbing that thrive in the nearby waterways leading to the Pascagoula River. While no grand monuments mark its past, the character of Latimer is etched in the enduring independence of its residents and the unhurried pace of daily life, where porch swings still creak with the gentle motion of conversation and the distant hum of a tractor is a familiar sound. The very air seems to hold a memory of simpler times, a quiet resilience that has allowed Latimer to endure, a testament to the deep connection between its people and the land they inhabit.
Live animated radar for Latimer 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 | Latimer, Jackson County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 30.534641°N, 88.866698°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39565, 39532 |
| Area Code | 228 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Latimer, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Latimer, 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 Latimer includes coordinates 30.534641°N, 88.866698°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 39565, 39532. 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. 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.
