Rawls Springs, 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 Rawls Springs, Forrest County.
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Rawls Springs breathes a quiet, humid air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent generosity. It lies 6.1 miles north-west of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 308°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-north-west of Petal. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a tapestry woven from the dense growth of the pine forests and the occasional clearing where sunlight falls in broad, golden swaths. Creeks, their banks often softened by moss and fallen leaves, murmur their way through the terrain, their waters carrying the slow, deliberate pulse of the region. The sky above, when it breaks free from the canopy, often holds a diffused, pearly light, especially in the late afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch and soften the contours of the land, making the very air feel substantial. The history of Rawls Springs is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its periphery, a story whispered by the very soil and the slow-moving waters. Once a place of sustenance and quiet living, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the surrounding forests, the scent of freshly cut timber a familiar perfume on the breeze. While the larger economic engines of the state hum elsewhere, Rawls Springs retains a character shaped by generations who understood the intimate relationship between the land and livelihood. It is a place where the past feels present, not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet dignity of a life lived in close communion with nature's steady rhythms.
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| Location | Rawls Springs, Forrest County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.380728°N, 89.371452°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39402 |
| 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 Rawls Springs, 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 Rawls Springs includes coordinates 31.380728°N, 89.371452°W, situated in Forrest County. ZIP code 39402. 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.