Shaw, Mississippi Weather
Shaw, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Shaw, Bolivar County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shaw. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Shaw is published on the Indianola Municipal Airport (KIDL) page, 16 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 Shaw 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 Shaw: Cleveland Municipal Airport (KRNV) 18 km · Mid Delta Regional Airport (KGLH) 24 km · Ruleville Drew Airport (KM37) 30 km · Hollandale Municipal Airport (K14M) 47 km · Belzoni Municipal Airport (K1M2) 56 km
Conditions reported at KIDL describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shaw specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Shaw, Mississippi
Shaw unfolds under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the cotton fields that roll outwards like a bleached sea toward the horizon. It lies 21.2 miles north-east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 51°T), and is situated 10.2 miles south-south-west of Cleveland. The land here is flat, a patient expanse of alluvial soil, testament to the ancient rivers that shaped it. Drainage ditches, like veins of dark water, crisscross the landscape, reflecting the immense sky and the slow drift of clouds. The air, especially in the humid embrace of late summer, carries the subtle, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a fragrance that clings to the very skin. Houses, often painted in faded pastels or weathered wood, stand with a quiet resilience, their porches offering a gentle invitation to pause and watch the world turn at its own deliberate pace. The history of Shaw is deeply entwined with the fertile Delta soil, a narrative of agricultural ambition and the enduring spirit of those who worked the land. For generations, cotton was king, its white bolls a familiar sight and the backbone of the local economy, shaping the lives and fortunes of its inhabitants. Remnants of that era can still be felt in the quiet hum of machinery that occasionally breaks the stillness, a reminder of the agricultural machinery that has always been central to Shaw's existence. Though the landscape has seen changes, the fundamental rhythm of planting and harvest continues to inform the character of Shaw, a place where the echoes of the past mingle with the present, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the earth.
Live animated radar for Shaw 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 | Shaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.601782°N, 90.773708°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38773 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shaw, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaw, 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 Shaw includes coordinates 33.601782°N, 90.773708°W, situated in Bolivar County. ZIP code 38773. 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. 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.
