Bentonia, Mississippi Weather
Bentonia, 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 Bentonia, Yazoo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bentonia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bentonia is published on the Yazoo County Airport (K87I) page, 28 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 Bentonia 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 Bentonia: Bruce Campbell Field (KMBO) 33 km · Hawkins Field (KHKS) 37 km · John Bell Williams Airport (KJVW) 38 km · Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (KJAN) 46 km · Belzoni Municipal Airport (K1M2) 58 km
Conditions reported at K87I describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bentonia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bentonia.
About Bentonia, Mississippi
Bentonia slumbers under a sky that can shift from the bruised purple of an approaching storm to the crystalline blue of a perfect afternoon, its landscape a quiet testament to the persistent South. It lies 19.1 miles north-west of Madison, MS (from Madison, MS: bearing 311°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Flora. The earth here, a rich, loamy red, yields readily to the sun and the rain, shaping rolling fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, guard the edges of these fields, their leaves rustling with secrets whispered by the wind. A profound stillness often settles over Bentonia, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Bentonia is as deeply rooted as the cotton that once dominated its fields, a story woven with the threads of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, this land has been cultivated, its economy tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that continues to pulse through the heart of the community, though the crops may have diversified. It is a place where the blues music legacy runs deep, echoing in the very air, a soulful inheritance passed down through families. Bentonia's distinctive character is not found in grand monuments, but in the quiet dignity of its streets, the weathered facades of its buildings, and the genuine warmth of its inhabitants, a subtle resilience that has weathered the ebb and flow of time.
Live animated radar for Bentonia 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 | Bentonia, Yazoo County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32.640971°N, 90.364814°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39040 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bentonia, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bentonia, 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 Bentonia includes coordinates 32.640971°N, 90.364814°W, situated in Yazoo County. ZIP code 39040. 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.
