McLain, Mississippi Weather
McLain, 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 McLain, Greene County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McLain. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McLain is published on the Richton Perry County Airport (KM59) page, 25 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 McLain 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 McLain: Shelby Auxiliary Field One (KSH1) 35 km · Dean Griffin Memorial Airport (KM24) 43 km · Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (KHBG) 44 km
Conditions reported at KM59 describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McLain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McLain.
About McLain, Mississippi
McLain rests in a gentle embrace of the Pine Belt, where the dense, verdant tapestry of Longleaf pine forests gives way to rolling hills that define Greene County. It lies 31.2 miles east-south-east of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 119°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-east of Beaumont. The air here carries the resinous scent of pine needles, a constant perfume that mingles with the damp earth after a soft rain, and the sunlight filters through the towering trees in shimmering shafts, painting the forest floor with shifting patterns of light and shadow. The landscape is one of quiet persistence, of old growth reaching skyward and underbrush thriving in their shade, a testament to the enduring power of nature in this corner of Mississippi. The history of McLain is as deeply rooted as the pines themselves, a story woven into the fabric of lumber and agriculture. For generations, the economy of McLain pulsed with the rhythm of the sawmills, their ceaseless hum a soundtrack to the town's early development, processing the bounty of the surrounding forests. Later, the fertile, though often sandy, soil proved amenable to farming, with cotton and other crops taking their place as pillars of local sustenance and trade. While the scale of industry has shifted over time, a spirit of self-reliance and a connection to the land remain palpable, a legacy passed down through the families who have called McLain home for generations.
Live animated radar for McLain 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 | McLain, Greene County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.108796°N, 88.82726°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39456 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McLain, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McLain, 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 McLain includes coordinates 31.108796°N, 88.827260°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 39456. 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. 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.
