Mississippi State, Mississippi Weather
Mississippi State, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Mississippi State, Oktibbeha County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mississippi State. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mississippi State is published on the George M Bryan Airport (KSTF) page, 6 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 Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State: Oktibbeha Airport (KM51) 11 km · Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) 18 km · Mccharen Field (KM83) 19 km · Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) 38 km · Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM) 39 km
Conditions reported at KSTF describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mississippi State specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mississippi State, Mississippi
Mississippi State unfolds across a gently rolling landscape, a tapestry of verdant fields and stately pines that whisper in the humid breeze. It lies 1.6 miles east of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 87°T), and is situated 13.5 miles south-west of West Point. The air here, especially in the long, languid afternoons of summer, carries a faint, sweet perfume of ripening cotton and damp earth, a scent that clings to the senses like the persistent cicada song. Oak trees, stout and ancient, stand sentinel along the roadsides, their branches reaching skyward as if in perpetual, quiet supplication. The light, often diffused by a soft haze, bathes the surroundings in a warm, honeyed glow, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon in hues of rose and bruised plum. This is a place deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of life. The economy of Mississippi State has long been tied to the fertile soil, with cotton and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity for generations. The presence of Mississippi State University, a land-grant institution, imbues the locality with a vibrant intellectual energy, a constant hum of research and learning that complements the agrarian pulse. Historic buildings, some with porches that seem to sigh with the weight of years, stand as quiet witnesses to the past, their weathered facades telling stories of a bygone era. The university’s distinctive maroon and white, a splash of bold color against the natural greens and browns, signals the heart of this academic and agricultural hub.
Live animated radar for Mississippi State 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 | Mississippi State, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.4516°N, 88.7912°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39762, 39759 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mississippi State, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mississippi State, 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 Mississippi State includes coordinates 33.451600°N, 88.791200°W, situated in Oktibbeha County. ZIP code 39762, 39759. 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.
