Moorhead, Mississippi Weather
Moorhead, 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 Moorhead, Sunflower County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Moorhead.
About Moorhead, Mississippi
Moorhead lies where the Mississippi Delta begins its slow, rich descent towards the Gulf, a place of broad, flat fields that stretch like a rumpled quilt under a sky that often leans heavy with the promise of rain. It lies 32.2 miles east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Indianola. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil, a constant reminder of the lifeblood that nourishes the land. Cypress and tupelo trees, their knees gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the sluggish bayous, their reflections blurring into the murky water, mirroring the quiet, persistent rhythm of life in this corner of the world. The sunlight, when it breaks through, has a golden, almost syrupy quality, painting the dusty roads and weathered clapboard houses with a soft, diffused light that speaks of slow mornings and lingering dusks. The history of Moorhead is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Delta, a legacy of cotton fields and the labor that shaped generations. This land, once a formidable wilderness, was tamed by the relentless pursuit of harvest, and the echoes of that past can still be felt in the stoic resilience of its people. The local economy, while diversifying, still draws heavily from the fertile earth, with crops like soybeans and corn adding to the traditional cotton. You might hear the distant hum of machinery in the fields, a modern counterpoint to the more timeless sounds of cicadas and the occasional mournful train whistle. Moorhead holds a quiet dignity, a place where the past is not a burden, but a foundation upon which the present continues to unfold, slowly and deliberately.
Live animated radar for Moorhead and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Moorhead, Sunflower County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.45012°N, 90.505643°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38761 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moorhead, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorhead, 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 Moorhead includes coordinates 33.450120°N, 90.505643°W, situated in Sunflower County. ZIP code 38761. 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.
