Ridgeland, Mississippi Weather
Ridgeland, 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 Ridgeland, Lafayette County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ridgeland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ridgeland is published on the University Oxford Airport (KUOX) page, 6 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 Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland: Water Valley Municipal Airport (K33M) 23 km · Panola County Airport (KPMU) 34 km · Pontotoc County Airport (K22M) 45 km · New Albany Union County Airport (KM72) 52 km · Holly Springs Marshall County Airport (KM41) 53 km
Conditions reported at KUOX describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ridgeland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ridgeland.
About Ridgeland, Mississippi
Ridgeland, Mississippi, unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, sun-drenched fields, a place where the sky feels vast and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 2.8 miles south of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 185°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south of University. The terrain here, part of the rolling hills of north Mississippi, is characterized by fertile loamy soil, cut by intermittent creeks and bordered by dense stands of hardwood and pine forests that whisper secrets in the breeze. The light, especially in the late afternoon, often casts a warm, honeyed glow across the cultivated acres and the more wild, wooded expanses, imbuing the everyday scenery with a quiet, almost painterly beauty. This land, long shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, has a history woven with the cultivation of cotton and, more recently, a diversification into timber and cattle. Ridgeland’s proximity to the larger cultural currents of the Mississippi Delta has lent it a distinctive character, a blend of Southern hospitality and an enduring connection to its agricultural roots. The local economy, while embracing modern commercial development along its main thoroughfares, still carries the echo of its past, with a deep respect for the land and the traditions that have sustained its people for generations. It’s a place where the pace of life allows for a contemplative appreciation of the natural world, where the rustle of leaves and the distant hum of tractors are as much a part of the soundscape as the friendly greetings exchanged on the street.
Live animated radar for Ridgeland 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 | Ridgeland, Lafayette County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.326496°N, 89.523693°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38655, 39705, 39157 |
| Area Code | 662, 601 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgeland, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgeland, 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 Ridgeland includes coordinates 34.326496°N, 89.523693°W, situated in Lafayette County. ZIP code 38655, 39705, 39157. Telephone area code: 662, 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.
