West Point, 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 West Point, Clay County.
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West Point, Mississippi, exhales a quiet, settled air, its landscape a gentle tapestry of rolling fields and wooded hollows that hint at the fertile soil beneath. It lies 14.5 miles north-east of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 42°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-north-west of Columbus. The air, particularly in the humid embrace of a late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume unique to this corner of the state. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and hickories, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the rich, reddish-brown clay that characterizes the terrain, a color that seems to absorb and hold the warmth of the day. The nearby Tombigbee River, a broad, languid ribbon, whispers its presence, its banks often fringed with the feathery fronds of river cane, a constant reminder of the water's patient sculpting of the land. The history of West Point is deeply entwined with the very ground it occupies, a place where agricultural roots run deep, historically a hub for cotton and timber. These industries, though their forms may have shifted, still cast long shadows, influencing the local economy and the enduring spirit of its people. The town itself, a collection of sturdy brick buildings and weathered wooden homes, speaks of a resilience forged through generations. You can still feel the echoes of its past in the quiet hum of machinery from local manufacturing plants, a modern counterpoint to the agrarian legacy, and in the unhurried, neighborly interactions that define life here. It’s a place where the past isn't a distant memory but a living presence, woven into the fabric of everyday existence.
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| Location | West Point, Clay County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.607619°N, 88.650326°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39773 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Point, 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 Point includes coordinates 33.607619°N, 88.650326°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 39773. 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. 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.