West Hattiesburg, Mississippi Weather
West Hattiesburg, 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 for West Hattiesburg, Lamar County.
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About West Hattiesburg, Mississippi
West Hattiesburg unfolds across a landscape gently shaped by the Pine Belt's rolling terrain, where loblolly pines stand sentinel and the air, particularly after a summer shower, carries the clean, resinous scent of their needles. It lies 5.0 miles west of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-south-west of Petal. Broad, sun-drenched avenues give way to quieter residential streets shaded by ancient oaks, their Spanish moss hanging like ethereal draperies. The earth here is a rich, ochre clay, sometimes slick with the Gulf Coast's persistent humidity, and the sky, a vast canvas, often bleeds into astonishing hues of rose and lavender at dusk, casting long, dancing shadows across manicured lawns and wilder, overgrown creek beds. The characteristic hum of cicadas in the heat of the day is a constant, a natural soundtrack to the slow unfolding of life. The story of West Hattiesburg is interwoven with the growth of its larger neighbor, Hattiesburg, yet it possesses its own distinct character, a product of its unique economic currents and historical development. Once primarily agricultural land, the area has seen shifts in its primary industry, with a growing reliance on service sectors and education, particularly with the presence of the University of Southern Mississippi, whose academic pulse resonates through the community. Local businesses, often family-run and deeply rooted, contribute to the area's distinctive charm, from diner counters serving up hearty Southern fare to small shops that retain a sense of personal connection. The very soil remembers the logging industry that once dominated, the scent of sawdust a phantom echo on the breeze, and the area’s proximity to the leaf-strewn banks of the Leaf River offers a quiet invitation to explore its natural beauty, a constant reminder of the region's enduring connection to the land.
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| Location | West Hattiesburg, Lamar County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 31.319063°N, 89.375064°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39402 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Hattiesburg, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Hattiesburg, 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 West Hattiesburg includes coordinates 31.319063°N, 89.375064°W, situated in Lamar County. ZIP code 39402. 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. 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.
