Richton, Mississippi Weather
Richton, 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 Richton, Perry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Richton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Richton is published on the Richton Perry County Airport (KM59) page, 4 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 Richton 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 Richton: Shelby Auxiliary Field One (KSH1) 28 km · Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (KHBG) 31 km · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport (KPIB) 40 km · Hesler Noble Field (KLUL) 42 km · Waynesboro Municipal Airport (K2R0) 44 km
Conditions reported at KM59 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Richton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richton.
About Richton, Mississippi
Richton rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water, where the land rises and falls in gentle, green swells toward the horizon. It lies 20.7 miles east of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 86°T), and is situated 18.9 miles east of Petal. The air here, especially in the long, humid afternoons of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a rich perfume that clings to everything. Ancient oaks, their limbs spread wide like weary arms, cast deep shadows across roads that wind through fields of soybeans and corn, their stalks rustling secrets with every breeze. The sky above Richton often holds a bruised, dramatic quality at dusk, as if the day itself is sighing before surrendering to the cool, star-dusted embrace of night. The story of Richton is interwoven with the fertile soil and the waterways that have sustained its people for generations. Originally settled by those drawn to the rich timber and agricultural potential, the town’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, from the logging industry that once shaped its early days to the farming that continues to define its character. The quiet pulse of everyday life in Richton moves with a steady, unhurried grace, a testament to a community that values connection and the enduring strength of tradition. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very texture of the place, the way the light falls on the weathered clapboard of old homes, whispers of the lives lived and the quiet resilience that has seen Richton through the passage of time.
Live animated radar for Richton 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 | Richton, Perry County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.349343°N, 88.940049°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39110, 39476 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richton, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richton, 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 Richton includes coordinates 31.349343°N, 88.940049°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 39110, 39476. 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.
