Wheeler, Mississippi Weather
Wheeler, 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 Wheeler, Prentiss County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wheeler. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wheeler is published on the Booneville-Baldwyn Airport (K8M1) page, 4 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler: Roscoe Turner Airport (KCRX) 37 km · Tupelo Regional Airport (KTUP) 38 km · New Albany Union County Airport (KM72) 38 km · Tishomingo County Airport (K01M) 38 km · Ripley Airport (K25M) 40 km
Conditions reported at K8M1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wheeler specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wheeler.
About Wheeler, Mississippi
Wheeler lies in the gentle embrace of northeastern Mississippi, a place where the land rolls with a quiet persistence, hinting at the ancient waterways that shaped its contours. It lies 23.0 miles north-north-east of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 14°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-west of Booneville. Here, the sky opens wide, a vast canvas often streaked with the soft hues of dawn and the deep purples of approaching twilight, painting the scattered farmsteads and whispering pines with an ephemeral light. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet, faint perfume of honeysuckle, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very fabric of the day. The terrain, a tapestry of fertile bottomlands and slightly elevated ridges, invites the eye to wander, to trace the meandering paths of unseen creeks and the distant, hazy outlines of forested hills that define the horizon. The story of Wheeler is written in the rich, red earth, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from its depths. This locality, like much of Prentiss County, has long been an agricultural heartland, its economy historically tied to the cultivation of cotton and timber. While the landscape still bears the marks of these endeavors, there's a subtle shift underway, a quiet evolution reflecting the broader changes in rural America. The echoes of a past that championed hard work and self-reliance can still be felt in the character of its people, a resilience forged in the sun and the seasons. Though not a place of grand monuments, Wheeler possesses a distinctive charm, a quiet dignity in its unassuming presence, where the slow, steady rhythm of life unfolds with a grace that belies its humble origins.
Live animated radar for Wheeler 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 | Wheeler, Prentiss County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 34.580375°N, 88.607553°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38829, 38880 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wheeler, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wheeler, 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 Wheeler includes coordinates 34.580375°N, 88.607553°W, situated in Prentiss County. ZIP code 38829, 38880. 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.
