Poplarville, Mississippi Weather
Poplarville, 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 Poplarville, Pearl River County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Poplarville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Poplarville is published on the I H Bass Jr Memorial Airport (K4R1) 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 Poplarville 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 Poplarville: George R Carr Memorial Air Field (KBXA) 32 km · Dean Griffin Memorial Airport (KM24) 36 km · Picayune Municipal Airport (KMJD) 41 km · Shelby Auxiliary Field One (KSH1) 53 km · Stennis International Airport (KHSA) 53 km
Conditions reported at K4R1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Poplarville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Poplarville.
About Poplarville, Mississippi
Poplarville rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water over millennia, where the Pine Belt's sandy loam gives way to subtler contours. It lies 36.6 miles south-south-west of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 203°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east of Bogalusa. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, resinous scent of pines, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very grain of the place. Ancient live oaks, draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the roadsides, their broad limbs a testament to seasons weathered and storms endured. Beyond the town's edges, the terrain gently slopes, hinting at the watershed that feeds the nearby Pearl River, its presence a constant, unseen influence on the land’s character. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through the dense canopy of the surrounding forests, lending a quiet, almost introspective mood to the afternoons. The history of Poplarville is intimately tied to the lumber industry, a legacy still palpable in the sturdy, wood-framed architecture that lines its historic downtown. Sawmills once hummed with a steady, industrial rhythm, their output forming the backbone of the local economy, shaping not only the buildings but the very aspirations of its early inhabitants. This connection to the forests has fostered a deep-seated appreciation for the natural world, evident in the well-maintained parks and the pervasive sense of quiet industry that characterizes everyday life. While the era of booming lumber camps has passed, the spirit of resourcefulness and a connection to the land remain, a quiet persistence that defines Poplarville.
Live animated radar for Poplarville 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 | Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 30.840186°N, 89.534232°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39470 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poplarville, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poplarville, 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 Poplarville includes coordinates 30.840186°N, 89.534232°W, situated in Pearl River County. ZIP code 39470. 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.
