Monticello, Mississippi Weather
Monticello, 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 Monticello, Lawrence County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Monticello. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Monticello is published on the Prentiss Jefferson Davis County Airport (KM43) page, 20 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 Monticello 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 Monticello: Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport (K1R7) 29 km · Columbia-Marion County Airport (K0R0) 40 km · Magee Municipal Airport (K17M) 45 km · Paul Pittman Memorial Airport (KT36) 46 km · Copiah County Airport (KM11) 46 km
Conditions reported at KM43 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monticello specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monticello.
About Monticello, Mississippi
Monticello rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the rich, red earth of Mississippi asserts itself beneath a sky that often hangs heavy with the promise of rain. It lies 49.8 miles south of Pearl, MS (from Pearl, MS: bearing 178°T), and is situated 19.7 miles east of Brookhaven. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons, carries the humid scent of pine and damp soil, a fragrance that clings to the weathered wood of the houses and the green, persistent kudzu vine that drapes itself over fences and abandoned farm equipment. The terrain is a gentle, persistent undulation, a topography that invites the slow, meandering flow of the nearby Pearl River, its waters a dark, reflective mirror to the dense canopy of hardwoods and the occasional bright splash of a blooming dogwood. Monticello's roots run deep into the agricultural history of the region, a legacy still evident in the scattered fields of soybeans and corn that break the dense green of the surrounding forests. This is a place where life has long been tied to the soil, and the economy, though diversified over the years, still hums with the quiet industry of farming and timber. The town itself, with its modest courthouse square and the stately old homes that line its streets, holds a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity that feels almost palpable. You can sense the echoes of generations who built their lives here, their stories whispered on the breeze that rustles through the ancient oaks, a subtle reminder of the enduring spirit of this corner of Lawrence County.
Live animated radar for Monticello 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 | Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.553781°N, 90.107308°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39654 |
| Area Code | 228 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monticello, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monticello, 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 Monticello includes coordinates 31.553781°N, 90.107308°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 39654. 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.
