Indianola, Mississippi Weather
Indianola, 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 Indianola, Sunflower County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Indianola. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Indianola is published on the Indianola Municipal Airport (KIDL) page, 4 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 Indianola 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 Indianola: Mid Delta Regional Airport (KGLH) 31 km · Hollandale Municipal Airport (K14M) 34 km · Cleveland Municipal Airport (KRNV) 36 km · Belzoni Municipal Airport (K1M2) 36 km · Ruleville Drew Airport (KM37) 38 km
Conditions reported at KIDL describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Indianola specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Indianola.
About Indianola, Mississippi
Indianola rests in the broad, flat heart of the Mississippi Delta, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the earth yields its bounty with a generous hand. It lies 23.6 miles east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 83°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Moorhead. The landscape is a patchwork of emerald fields, stretching to the horizon under a sun that can be both fierce and gentle, coaxing life from the rich, dark soil. Here, the air hangs heavy with the scent of growing things, a humid embrace that softens the edges of the day and encourages a slower pace. Old oaks, draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the few roads that cut through the agricultural expanse, their limbs reaching out like gnarled fingers against the pale blue sky. Even the wind seems to sigh as it moves across the cotton and soybean fields, a low hum that is the constant soundtrack to life in Indianola. This is a place shaped by the alluvial plains, a history inextricably linked to the cultivation of cotton and the echoes of blues music that still resonate through its streets. Indianola’s economy has always been tied to the land, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of the community. It is the birthplace of blues legend B.B. King, and his presence is felt in the murals adorning buildings and the namesake museum that draws visitors from afar, a testament to the profound cultural legacy that emerged from these fertile grounds. The Sunflower River, a serpentine artery, meanders nearby, its presence a constant reminder of the water that nourishes this land. Life in Indianola unfolds with a quiet dignity, a steady rhythm that acknowledges the past while embracing the present, a community rooted deeply in its Southern soil.
Live animated radar for Indianola 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 | Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.450951°N, 90.655092°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38751, 38749 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Indianola, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Indianola, 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 Indianola includes coordinates 33.450951°N, 90.655092°W, situated in Sunflower County. ZIP code 38751, 38749. 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.
