Duncan, 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 Duncan, Bolivar County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.