Benton, Mississippi Weather
Benton, 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 Benton, Yazoo County.
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About Benton, Mississippi
Benton, Mississippi, unfolds under a sky that often burns a fierce, benevolent blue, a color that seems to seep into the very earth. It lies 26.6 miles north-north-west of Madison, MS (from Madison, MS: bearing 342°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-south-east of Yazoo City. The land here, a gentle swell of rich, dark soil, is cut by winding creeks and dotted with stands of oak and pine, their branches reaching with a weary grace. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid air, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet industry of the fields and the weathered faces of the few buildings that mark the heart of Benton. The air itself carries the mingled scents of ripening cotton, damp earth after a summer shower, and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs over forgotten fences. The history of Benton is written in the slow, steady growth of cotton fields and the enduring spirit of its people, descendants of those who first sought fertile ground in this part of the Yazoo basin. Its economy has long been tied to the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding countryside, the land yielding its bounty season after season, a testament to the perseverance required to coax sustenance from the Mississippi soil. Though not a place of grand monuments, Benton possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity evident in the familiar greetings exchanged on the infrequent visits to its general store, where the hum of conversation is as much a part of the atmosphere as the ticking of the old wall clock.
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| Location | Benton, Yazoo County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32.826522°N, 90.259533°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39039 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton, 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 Benton includes coordinates 32.826522°N, 90.259533°W, situated in Yazoo County. ZIP code 39039. 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.
