Tunica, Mississippi Weather
Tunica, 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 Tunica, Tunica County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tunica. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tunica is published on the Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA) page, 3 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 Tunica 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 Tunica: Thompson-Robbins Airport (KHEE) 29 km · Fletcher Field (KCKM) 44 km · Forrest City Municipal Airport (KFCY) 46 km · Selfs Airport (KMMS) 51 km · West Memphis Municipal Airport (KAWM) 52 km
Conditions reported at KUTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tunica specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Tunica 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
