Tunica, Mississippi Weather
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 for Tunica, Tunica County.
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About Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica, Mississippi, rests low and wide in the Mississippi Delta, a landscape defined by the patient sprawl of fertile alluvial soil. It lies 27.2 miles south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 227°T), and is situated 15.9 miles north-east of Helena-West Helena. The land here is flat, an endless canvas for the sky, where cotton fields stretch to the horizon, their white bolls a promise of summer's end. Ancient cypress knees, gnarled and patient, stand sentinel along the sluggish bayous and sloughs, their roots delving deep into the rich, dark earth. The air itself carries a certain weight, humid and thick with the scent of ripening crops and the distant murmur of the Mississippi River, a constant, unseen presence. Evenings here are painted with a peculiar, soft light, the sun bleeding into the western sky in hues of lavender and rose, casting long, languid shadows across the fields. This is a place where history is as deeply embedded as the roots of those cypress trees. Tunica’s story is inextricably linked to the mighty Mississippi, a waterway that has shaped its destiny, bringing both bounty and devastation. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Tunica County, with cotton and soybeans dominating the fertile floodplain. In more recent decades, a new kind of industry has arrived, transforming the quiet landscape with the bright lights and energetic pulse of casinos. This economic shift has brought a different kind of rhythm to Tunica, a juxtaposition of the old agrarian ways and the modern allure of entertainment, creating a unique character for this Delta outpost. The echoes of blues music, born from the hardship and resilience of this land, still linger in the air, a testament to the enduring spirit of Tunica.
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| Location | Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.684546°N, 90.382877°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 Tunica, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for 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 Tunica includes coordinates 34.684546°N, 90.382877°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.
