Oxford, Mississippi Weather
Oxford, 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 Oxford, Amite County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oxford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oxford is published on the Crosby Municipal Airport (KC71) 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 Oxford 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 Oxford: McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field (KMCB) 42 km · Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field (KHEZ) 54 km · Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport (K1R7) 60 km
Conditions reported at KC71 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oxford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oxford.
About Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi, unfurls itself across a landscape of rolling hills and verdant pine forests, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and sweet magnolias. It lies 50.0 miles north of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 9°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-east of Gloster. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of oaks and hickories, falls in shifting mosaics onto the red clay soil, a warm, earthy hue that underpins the entire region. The Amite River, a ribbon of slow-moving water, winds its way through the periphery, its banks fringed with dense undergrowth and the occasional cypress knee. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a gentle hum that resonates from the broad porches of antebellum homes and the shaded squares of the town center. This is a place where history breathes in the very air, a quiet counterpoint to the vibrant intellectual pulse of its renowned university. Oxford's economy, once deeply rooted in agriculture – cotton fields stretching across these very hills – has evolved, now drawing strength from tourism and the pervasive influence of academia. The ghosts of literary giants linger in the brick-lined streets and the hushed halls of the university library, their stories woven into the very fabric of Oxford's character. Local traditions, from lively Friday night football games to the solemn remembrance of past eras, continue to shape the community, creating a unique blend of timeless Southern charm and forward-looking innovation.
Live animated radar for Oxford 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 | Oxford, Amite County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.267951°N, 90.898158°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38655, 39638, 38677 |
| Area Code | 228, 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oxford, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oxford, 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 Oxford includes coordinates 31.267951°N, 90.898158°W, situated in Amite County. ZIP code 38655, 39638, 38677. Telephone area code: 228, 601, 769. 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.
