Bridgetown, 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 Bridgetown, DeSoto County.
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Bridgetown lies in a land where the soil, a deep, forgiving red, settles into the hollows and rises into gentle swells, suggesting a landscape shaped by patient water and time. It lies 6.6 miles south-west of Olive Branch, MS (from Olive Branch, MS: bearing 222°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Southaven. The air here carries the scent of pine needles warming under the sun, mingling with the fainter, sweeter aroma of ripening cotton in the fields that stretch towards the hazy horizon. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, stand sentinel along the few paved roads that cut through the verdant countryside. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, casting long, soft shadows that give even the simplest farmhouse a timeless grace. The history of Bridgetown is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a legacy passed down through generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. Cotton has long been the lifeblood of Bridgetown, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green stalks, and the local economy still leans heavily on its cultivation and ginning. While grand estates are rare, the land itself tells stories of resilience, of families who built their lives here, their stories whispered in the creak of a barn door or the weathered paint of a general store. The rhythm of Bridgetown is dictated by the seasons and the planting cycles, a steady, unhurried beat that resonates in the quiet evenings when the only sounds are the chirping of crickets and the distant hum of a passing truck.
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| Location | Bridgetown, DeSoto County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.8907°N, 89.9069°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38651 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bridgetown, 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 Bridgetown includes coordinates 34.890700°N, 89.906900°W, situated in DeSoto County. ZIP code 38651. 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.