Marietta, 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 Marietta, Prentiss County.
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Marietta rests in a broad, fertile valley, where the land gently rolls towards the horizon, a patchwork of emerald fields and whispering pine forests. It lies 21.5 miles north-east of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 38°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Baldwyn. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed pine needles, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. The sky, a vast canvas, often displays a subtle blush of rose and gold at dusk, reflecting in the slow-moving waters of nearby creeks. Life in Marietta moves with a quiet grace, a steady hum that is both present and unobtrusive, like the persistent murmur of the cicadas in the summer heat. This corner of Prentiss County holds a history as rich and layered as the soil itself, with roots stretching back to agrarian beginnings. The local economy, once heavily reliant on cotton and timber, now finds its pulse in a diversified agricultural landscape, with cattle grazing on verdant pastures and a scattering of small businesses contributing to the town's sustenance. The legacy of its founders is palpable, not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its people and the quiet dignity of its weathered barns. Marietta retains a sense of self-sufficiency, a quiet pride in its enduring spirit, a place where time seems to flow at its own measured pace, unhurried by the world's clamor.
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| Location | Marietta, Prentiss County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.502043°N, 88.468938°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38856 |
| 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 Marietta, 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 Marietta includes coordinates 34.502043°N, 88.468938°W, situated in Prentiss County. ZIP code 38856. 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.