Sunflower, Mississippi Weather
Sunflower, 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 for Sunflower, Sunflower County.
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About Sunflower, Mississippi
Sunflower, Mississippi, lies in a land where the earth itself seems to hum with a deep, fertile quietude. It lies 31.6 miles east-north-east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 73°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-east of Indianola. The landscape unfolds in broad, sweeping plains, the soil a rich, dark loam that promises abundance. Great, flat expanses stretch toward a sky that often feels impossibly vast, punctuated by the occasional cluster of live oaks or the sentinel-like presence of a water tower. The air here carries the scent of ripening cotton and the distant, earthy tang of freshly plowed fields, a perfume that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. Life in Sunflower moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a gentle tide of days marked by the slow turn of seasons and the enduring strength of the land. This corner of the Mississippi Delta carries the indelible imprint of its agricultural heritage. For generations, the economy of Sunflower has been inextricably tied to the bounty of its soil, with cotton and, more recently, soybeans and rice, shaping its very character. The legacy of sharecropping and tenant farming, though a complex and often painful history, is woven into the narrative of the place, a silent testament to the resilience and hard work of its people. While grand plantations are a part of its past, the present pulse of Sunflower beats in its small businesses and the quiet camaraderie of its residents, a community that finds its strength in shared roots and the enduring hope that springs anew with each planting season.
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| Location | Sunflower, Sunflower County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.542895°N, 90.537033°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38829, 38778 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunflower, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunflower, 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 Sunflower includes coordinates 33.542895°N, 90.537033°W, situated in Sunflower County. ZIP code 38829, 38778. 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.
