Taylor, Mississippi Weather
Taylor, 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 Taylor, Lafayette County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Taylor. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Taylor is published on the University Oxford Airport (KUOX) page, 13 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. 5 airfields within reach of Taylor 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 Taylor: Water Valley Municipal Airport (K33M) 15 km · Panola County Airport (KPMU) 30 km · Pontotoc County Airport (K22M) 51 km · Holly Springs Marshall County Airport (KM41) 60 km
Conditions reported at KUOX describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Taylor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Taylor.
About Taylor, Mississippi
Taylor, Mississippi, breathes a quiet kind of Southern charm, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 7.6 miles south-south-west of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-west of University. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of greens, softened by the humid air that carries the scent of pine and damp earth. Broadleaf hardwoods, their limbs reaching like ancient arms, cast dappled shadows across unpaved lanes, and the sky above is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often streaked with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a coming storm. Here, the world moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a unhurried rhythm that allows for the observation of small wonders – the iridescent shimmer of a dragonfly's wing, the patient unfurling of a fern, the deep, resonant hum of cicadas on a sweltering afternoon. The character of Taylor is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Lafayette County, a history that whispers from the weathered barns and fields that stretch towards the horizon. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, from cotton that once clothed the world to the soybeans and corn that still define its agricultural economy. The very air seems to hold echoes of a past that includes the rich literary tradition of the region, a place that has drawn inspiration from artists and writers who sought solace and subject matter in its quiet corners. While Taylor may not boast grand monuments, its distinction lies in this enduring connection to the land and the subtle, yet profound, cultural currents that flow through its unpretentious heart.
Live animated radar for Taylor 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 | Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.27233°N, 89.588695°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38673 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Taylor, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Taylor, 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 Taylor includes coordinates 34.272330°N, 89.588695°W, situated in Lafayette County. ZIP code 38673. Telephone area code: 601, 769. 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.
