Duncan, Mississippi Weather
Duncan, 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 Duncan, Bolivar County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Duncan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Duncan is published on the Cleveland Municipal Airport (KRNV) page, 32 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. 5 airfields within reach of Duncan 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 Duncan: Fletcher Field (KCKM) 36 km · Ruleville Drew Airport (KM37) 36 km · Selfs Airport (KMMS) 47 km · Thompson-Robbins Airport (KHEE) 60 km
Conditions reported at KRNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Duncan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Duncan.
About Duncan, Mississippi
Duncan breathes with the slow, deliberate exhalation of the Mississippi Delta, where the land lies flat and vast, a quilt of fertile soil stretching towards a horizon often softened by a haze of heat. It lies 47.5 miles north-north-east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 22°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-north-east of Shelby. The sky here is a generous canvas, a pale blue during the day that deepens to an astonishing, bruised indigo as dusk approaches, flecked with the first tentative stars. Fields of cotton, their bolls like scattered pearls, and rows of soybeans, their leaves a glossy, deep green, dominate the immediate landscape, broken only by the occasional cluster of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their gnarled limbs reaching like ancient fingers. The air itself carries a humid weight, thick with the scent of damp earth, ripening crops, and the distant, sweet perfume of honeysuckle. The history of Duncan is inextricably tied to the alluvial plains and the enduring power of agriculture, a legacy shaped by the rhythms of planting and harvest, and by the profound influence of the Mississippi River, though it lies a considerable distance away. For generations, the economy of Duncan has been rooted in the cultivation of cotton, corn, and soybeans, a cycle of labor and growth that has defined the character of its people. This is a place where the past whispers in the rustle of the corn stalks and the quiet hum of tractors in the distance, a place where a sense of continuity pervades the everyday. While no single grand monument marks its founding, the very existence of Duncan speaks to the persistent human endeavor to coax sustenance from this rich, dark earth, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called it home.
Live animated radar for Duncan 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 | Duncan, Bolivar County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.044554°N, 90.744823°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38740 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Duncan, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duncan, 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 Duncan includes coordinates 34.044554°N, 90.744823°W, situated in Bolivar County. ZIP code 38740. 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. 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.
