Arkabutla, Mississippi Weather
Arkabutla, 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 Arkabutla, Tate County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Arkabutla. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Arkabutla is published on the Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA) page, 21 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 Arkabutla 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 Arkabutla: Memphis International Airport (KMEM) 41 km · Panola County Airport (KPMU) 43 km · Olive Branch Airport (KOLV) 44 km · West Memphis Municipal Airport (KAWM) 50 km · Thompson-Robbins Airport (KHEE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KUTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arkabutla specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arkabutla.
About Arkabutla, Mississippi
Arkabutla rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and earth. It lies 18.4 miles south-south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 196°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Coldwater. Rolling hills, cloaked in a green so deep it seems to absorb the very light, fall away towards the broad, placid expanse of Arkabutla Lake. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like old men's hands, stand sentinel over fields that have known the plow for generations, their rich soil a testament to the fertile delta country. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and damp earth, a palpable presence that settles into your bones. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a diffused, golden quality, casting long, soft shadows that stretch and deepen as the day draws to a close. The story of Arkabutla is interwoven with the ebb and flow of its namesake lake, a vast reservoir that reshaped the land and the lives of those who called it home. Once, this was a place of scattered farms and quiet hamlets, its economy tied to the bounty of the soil, growing cotton and corn under the Mississippi sun. The construction of the dam brought significant change, creating a watery heart for the region and a haven for recreation, drawing fishermen and boaters from miles around. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, the lake itself has become a focal point, its shores dotted with modest homes and campgrounds, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the changing seasons and the gentle lapping of waves against the shore.
Live animated radar for Arkabutla 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 | Arkabutla, Tate County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.69899°N, 90.122315°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38618, 38602 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arkabutla, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arkabutla, 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 Arkabutla includes coordinates 34.698990°N, 90.122315°W, situated in Tate County. ZIP code 38618, 38602. 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.
