North Tunica, Mississippi Weather
North Tunica, 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 North Tunica, Tunica County.
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About North Tunica, Mississippi
North Tunica lies flat under a vast Mississippi sky, the landscape a tapestry of fertile plains and low, rolling hills that slope gently towards the distant Mississippi River. It lies 26.2 miles south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 228°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Tunica Resorts. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening cotton, a subtle sweetness that mingles with the fainter, metallic tang of industry. Fields, stretched taut as drum skins, dominate the horizon, their emerald hues shifting to burnished gold as the sun begins its descent, casting long, languid shadows that creep across the land like slow-moving rivers. The occasional cluster of weathered oaks and pines breaks the monotony of the agricultural expanse, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers against the deepening twilight, offering a welcome, if fleeting, sense of enclosure. The economic lifeblood of North Tunica has long been tied to the rich alluvial soil, a legacy cultivated through generations of farming, primarily cotton and soybeans. This agrarian tradition, however, has been overlaid in recent decades by a new kind of dynamism, a hum of activity emanating from the casino resorts that have transformed the riverfront into a glittering spectacle. History here is not always overtly displayed, but it is present in the stoic architecture of older farmhouses and the enduring spirit of the people who have weathered floods and economic shifts. The Mississippi River, a constant, powerful presence, has shaped not only the terrain but also the very character of North Tunica, dictating its rhythms and its fortunes, a silent witness to the ebb and flow of life along its banks.
Live animated radar for North Tunica and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | North Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.700934°N, 90.378155°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38676 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Tunica, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Tunica, 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 North Tunica includes coordinates 34.700934°N, 90.378155°W, situated in Tunica County. ZIP code 38676. 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. 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.
