Friars Point, Mississippi Weather
Friars Point, 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 Friars Point, Coahoma County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Friars Point. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Friars Point is published on the Fletcher Field (KCKM) page, 14 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. 4 airfields within reach of Friars Point 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 Friars Point: Thompson-Robbins Airport (KHEE) 24 km · Selfs Airport (KMMS) 35 km · Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA) 44 km
Conditions reported at KCKM describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friars Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Friars Point.
About Friars Point, Mississippi
Friars Point rests on a generous bend of the Mississippi River, its landscape a verdant embrace of fertile Delta soil. It lies 53.2 miles south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 220°T), and is situated 12.1 miles north-north-west of Clarksdale. The air here carries the faint, sweet perfume of cotton blossoms in season, a scent that mingles with the earthy richness of the land. Broad, flat fields stretch outwards, their green and gold expanses punctuated by the darker, denser foliage of cypress and tupelo trees that line the sloughs and bayous. The horizon, often a soft, hazy line where the sky meets the land, feels vast and open, hinting at the immense power and slow, deliberate flow of the great river that defines this place. Even the light seems to possess a unique quality, softening the edges of the day into a gentle, warm glow as the sun begins its descent. The history of Friars Point is inextricably tied to the mighty Mississippi, a watery artery that brought both fortune and hardship. Once a bustling steamboat port, its docks echoed with the calls of roustabouts and the mournful cry of the riverboats. The local economy, though its steamboat heyday has long passed, still draws strength from the agricultural bounty of the Delta, with cotton and soybeans remaining key crops. The legacy of its past is evident in the weathered architecture that whispers of bygone eras, a quiet testament to the resilience of its people. While the grand riverboats are now a memory, the river's presence remains a constant, shaping the character and the very soul of Friars Point.
Live animated radar for Friars Point 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 | Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.366772°N, 90.637604°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38631 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friars Point, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friars Point, 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 Friars Point includes coordinates 34.366772°N, 90.637604°W, situated in Coahoma County. ZIP code 38631. 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.
