Prentiss, Mississippi Weather
Prentiss, 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 Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County.
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About Prentiss, Mississippi
Prentiss rests in the heart of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 38.8 miles west-north-west of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 299°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Collins. The landscape here is a gentle weave of rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mature forests, interspersed with the pale gold of cultivated fields that stretch towards the horizon. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of oak and magnolia, painting shifting patterns on the red clay roads that wind between homesteads and across small, gurgling creeks. The very character of Prentiss feels rooted in this fertile ground, a quiet resilience evident in the weathered barns and the slow, deliberate pace of life that unfolds under the vast, often cloud-dappled sky. The history of Prentiss is intricately linked to the agricultural bounty of this region, once a significant cotton-producing area, its economy now diversified but still holding onto its agrarian roots. Local businesses, often family-run, contribute to the town's distinctive charm, their storefronts reflecting a straightforward practicality. While not a place of grand monuments, Prentiss possesses a subtle beauty in its everyday existence, in the way the late afternoon sun softens the edges of the buildings and casts long shadows across the quiet streets. The spirit of its founders, who sought opportunity in this fertile land, seems to echo in the enduring sense of community that defines Prentiss, a place that values neighborliness and the simple pleasures of rural living.
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| Location | Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.598501°N, 89.867023°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39474 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prentiss, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prentiss, 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 Prentiss includes coordinates 31.598501°N, 89.867023°W, situated in Jefferson Davis County. ZIP code 39474. 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.
