Ripley, Mississippi Weather
Ripley, 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 Ripley, Tippah County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ripley.
About Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi, unfolds across a landscape of gentle hills and fertile bottomlands, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil. It lies 27.4 miles south of Hardeman, TN (from Hardeman, TN: bearing 172°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-east of Blue Mountain. The terrain, sculpted by slow-moving creeks that thread through the countryside like silver ribbons, supports a verdant tapestry of mature oaks and pines. In the late afternoon, the sun, softened by a haze that often lingers in this part of the South, casts long, languid shadows across fields of cotton and soybeans, lending a quiet, almost mournful beauty to the rolling terrain. The character of Ripley is one of quiet perseverance, a place where life moves at a measured pace, dictated by the seasons and the steady hum of agricultural endeavor. The history of Ripley is deeply entwined with the agricultural traditions of North Mississippi, its economy historically rooted in the cultivation of cotton and, more recently, a diversification into other crops and small manufacturing. The town’s founding, like many in the region, was spurred by the promise of fertile land and the burgeoning westward expansion of the nineteenth century. While no grand monuments mark its past, the echoes of generations who worked this land can be felt in the enduring community spirit and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings. Ripley still holds a distinctive, unhurried charm, a place where the slow, steady progress of days is punctuated by the rustle of leaves and the distant lowing of cattle, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between its people and the earth.
Live animated radar for Ripley and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.729818°N, 88.950618°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38663 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ripley, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ripley, 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 Ripley includes coordinates 34.729818°N, 88.950618°W, situated in Tippah County. ZIP code 38663. 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.
