Van Vleet, Mississippi Weather
Van Vleet, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Van Vleet, Chickasaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Van Vleet. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Van Vleet is published on the Monroe County Airport (KM40) page, 40 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. 4 airfields within reach of Van Vleet 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 Van Vleet: Mccharen Field (KM83) 50 km · Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM) 57 km · Oktibbeha Airport (KM51) 58 km
Conditions reported at KM40 describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Van Vleet specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Van Vleet.
About Van Vleet, Mississippi
Van Vleet, Mississippi, unfolds beneath a sky that often wears the soft, bruised hues of an approaching rain, a characteristic of this northeastern Mississippi landscape. It lies 21.8 miles south-south-west of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 211°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-east of Houston. The terrain here, a gentle rolling of fertile earth, is sculpted by shallow, meandering creeks and crisscrossed by the shadowed lines of mature oak and pine stands. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, warm swathes across fields of cotton and corn, illuminating the deep, rich loam that defines this agricultural heartland. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a mingling of damp earth and the faint, faraway scent of woodsmoke, a testament to the quiet, enduring life of Van Vleet. The history of Van Vleet is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that punctuate its horizon, an echo of generations who coaxed sustenance from this generous soil. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the fertile plains, the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with cotton and timber once forming the pillars of its prosperity. Though the landscape has seen the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles, a steadfast resilience persists, evident in the unhurried pace of life and the close-knit bonds among its residents. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Van Vleet lies in its quiet dignity and the subtle beauty of its everyday unfolding.
Live animated radar for Van Vleet 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 | Van Vleet, Chickasaw County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33.987055°N, 88.900334°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38851, 38877 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Van Vleet, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Van Vleet, 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 Van Vleet includes coordinates 33.987055°N, 88.900334°W, situated in Chickasaw County. ZIP code 38851, 38877. 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.
