Skene, Mississippi Weather
Skene, 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 Skene, Bolivar County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Skene.
About Skene, Mississippi
Skene rests in the low, broad embrace of the Mississippi Delta, a place where the land seems to exhale a perpetual, humid breath. It lies 25.5 miles north-east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 37°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-west of Cleveland. The terrain here is flat, a rich, dark loam that speaks of ancient riverbeds and the patient accumulation of alluvial soil. Cotton fields, vast and verdant in the growing season, stretch to horizons softened by the hazy, golden light of late afternoon, broken only by the occasional clump of dense, verdant trees – pecan and oak, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The air itself feels thick, carrying the scent of damp earth, blooming wildflowers, and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops. Water is never far, not in grand rivers, but in the slow, deliberate meander of bayous and drainage ditches, their surfaces sometimes reflecting the bruised, dramatic sky as storms gather. The history of Skene is woven into the agricultural rhythm of this fertile land, a story of cultivation and resilience. For generations, the economy has been tied to the bounty of the soil, primarily cotton and, in more recent times, soybeans and rice. This enduring connection to the earth has shaped the character of Skene, fostering a quiet perseverance and a deep understanding of the seasons’ ebb and flow. While grand landmarks are few, the true distinctive feature of Skene is its understated persistence, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land, their lives and livelihoods inextricably linked to its generous, yet demanding, nature. The slow, deliberate pace of life here is not an affectation but a natural consequence of the environment, a mirroring of the slow, meandering waterways that thread through the landscape.
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| Location | Skene, Bolivar County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.703724°N, 90.794265°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38730 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Skene, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skene, 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 Skene includes coordinates 33.703724°N, 90.794265°W, situated in Bolivar County. ZIP code 38730. 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.
