Mount Olive, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Mount Olive, Jones County.
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Mount Olive lies in the heart of Jones County, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas. It lies 32.1 miles north-north-east of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 26°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-east of Laurel. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense green of hardwoods and pines, define the landscape, their slopes occasionally broken by clearings where sunlight spills onto fields of soybeans and corn. Creeks, often shallow and meandering, thread their way through the undergrowth, their banks lined with ferns and moss-covered logs. The land here feels ancient, worn smooth by generations of rain and sun, and the sky above, especially at dusk, can burn with an almost startling intensity of orange and violet before fading into the deep indigo of night. The history of Mount Olive is a story of resilience and quiet persistence, shaped by the timber industry and the fertile soil that has sustained agriculture for over a century. Early settlers, drawn by the vast forests, established a logging economy that, while diminished, still echoes in the local character. The town itself, though not a hub of grand pronouncements, has seen its share of quiet industry, from small sawmills to the agricultural businesses that continue to be the lifeblood of the region. While no famous figures have sprung from its immediate soil to international acclaim, the people of Mount Olive carry a deep-seated pride in their heritage, a tradition of self-reliance and a close-knit community spirit that defines its enduring appeal.
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| Location | Mount Olive, Jones County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.744327°N, 89.052277°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39653, 39664, 39443, 39119 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Olive, Mississippi, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Mount Olive includes coordinates 31.744327°N, 89.052277°W, situated in Jones County. ZIP code 39653, 39664, 39443, 39119. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.