Starkville, Mississippi Weather
Starkville, 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 Starkville, Oktibbeha County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Starkville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Starkville is published on the George M Bryan Airport (KSTF) page, 3 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 Starkville 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 Starkville: Oktibbeha Airport (KM51) 14 km · Mccharen Field (KM83) 20 km · Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) 21 km · Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) 41 km · Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM) 41 km
Conditions reported at KSTF describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Starkville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Starkville.
About Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the deep red earth, rich with the promise of growth, slopes gently towards meandering creeks. It lies 56.2 miles south of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 187°T), and is situated 1.6 miles west of Mississippi State. Towering pines and oaks form verdant canopies, their branches often heavy with the damp air that settles after a summer shower. The very light here seems to possess a certain softness, particularly in the late afternoon, as it filters through the leaves, casting a dappled, golden hue upon the roads and pathways. This is a place where the sky feels vast, stretching wide above the cultivated fields and quiet neighborhoods, a gentle expanse that mirrors the unhurried pace of life. The spirit of Starkville is deeply intertwined with its agricultural heritage, a legacy nurtured by the fertile soil that has sustained generations. For decades, cotton and other crops were the lifeblood of this region, their cultivation shaping the very character of the community and its economic cycles. Today, while the land continues to yield its bounty, Starkville has also blossomed into a center of learning, anchored by a prominent university that infuses the town with youthful energy and intellectual curiosity. This blend of agrarian roots and academic pursuit creates a distinctive atmosphere, a quiet hum of progress and tradition coexisting harmoniously, where the scent of freshly cut grass mingles with the distant echo of spirited discussion.
Live animated radar for Starkville 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 | Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.4504°N, 88.818387°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39759, 39760 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Starkville, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Starkville, 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 Starkville includes coordinates 33.450400°N, 88.818387°W, situated in Oktibbeha County. ZIP code 39759, 39760. Telephone area code: 662. 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.
