Itta Bena, Mississippi Weather
Itta Bena, 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 Itta Bena, Leflore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Itta Bena. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Itta Bena is published on the Greenwood–Leflore Airport (KGWO) page, 22 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 Itta Bena 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 Itta Bena: Indianola Municipal Airport (KIDL) 33 km · Ruleville Drew Airport (KM37) 37 km · Belzoni Municipal Airport (K1M2) 43 km · C. A. Moore Airport (K19M) 49 km · Cleveland Municipal Airport (KRNV) 50 km
Conditions reported at KGWO describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Itta Bena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Itta Bena.
About Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena rests in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a humid, earthy aroma. It lies 43.2 miles east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 82°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of Greenwood. The terrain unfolds in vast, flat expanses, a fertile canvas of rich, dark soil that stretches toward a sky often painted with the soft, diffused light of the South. Cypress and tupelo trees, their roots often submerged in the slow-moving waters that crisscross the landscape, stand as silent sentinels, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways in the slightest breeze. The air here, especially during the long, languid afternoons, carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, gentle soundtrack to the unhurried rhythm of life. The history of Itta Bena is inextricably linked to the bounty of its soil, a legacy born from the cultivation of cotton and, later, soybeans and rice. The town’s economy has long been shaped by the agricultural rhythms of the Delta, with generations of families working the land that defines this region. Itta Bena whispers tales of its past through the weathered facades of its older buildings, each with a story of boom and bust, of resilience and adaptation. While the agricultural pulse remains strong, the echoes of a broader cultural heritage can be felt, a subtle yet persistent influence that adds a unique character to this corner of Leflore County.
Live animated radar for Itta Bena 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 | Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.49512°N, 90.319807°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38941 |
| Area Code | 228 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Itta Bena, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Itta Bena, 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 Itta Bena includes coordinates 33.495120°N, 90.319807°W, situated in Leflore County. ZIP code 38941. Telephone area code: 228. 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.
