Waterford, 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 Waterford, Marshall County.
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Waterford sits in the low, rolling hills of Marshall County, where the earth is a deep, rich red, hinting at the fertile soil that defines this corner of Mississippi. It lies 19.7 miles north of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Holly Springs. The landscape is a mosaic of open fields, primarily devoted to agriculture, interspersed with dense stands of oak and pine that soften the horizon. Across these fields, the sky often stretches wide and pale, particularly in the late afternoon when the light takes on a honeyed quality, casting long shadows that stretch like tired limbs. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and the damp earth after a summer rain, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. The history of Waterford is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a place where cotton once reigned supreme and the rhythms of planting and harvest dictated life. The local economy still leans on the bounty of the land, with farming remaining a central pillar, though the character of its people speaks of a quiet resilience, a tradition of making do and finding contentment in simpler things. The old railroad line, now mostly silent, whispers of a time when goods and people moved more freely, a relic of earlier connections. In Waterford, the past is not so much a monument as it is a quiet undercurrent, felt in the weathered barns and the patient way the days unfold, marked by the sun’s slow arc across the sky.
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| Location | Waterford, Marshall County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.6476°N, 89.457301°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38685, 38635 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterford, 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 Waterford includes coordinates 34.647600°N, 89.457301°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 38685, 38635. 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. 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.