Baskin, Louisiana Weather
Baskin, Louisiana — 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, soil and crop conditions for Baskin, Franklin Parish.
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About Baskin, Louisiana
Baskin, Louisiana, exhales a quiet breath of humid air, thick with the scent of damp earth and distant pine. It lies 27.7 miles south-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-north-west of Winnsboro. The landscape here is a gentle yielding of the land, a subtle swell and dip that speaks of ancient, slow-moving waters. Fields of emerald green, checkerboarded with the richer tones of tilled soil, stretch towards horizons softened by a haze that blurs the edges of the sky. The sunlight, when it breaks through the humid veil, can be surprisingly potent, casting long, stark shadows from solitary oak trees that stand like weathered sentinels at the edges of pastures. The air itself seems to hum with the unseen life of insects and the rustle of unseen creatures in the dense, verdant growth that crowds the ditches and borders. The history of Baskin is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands of Franklin Parish, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood, with cotton and soybeans dominating the fields in seasons past and present. The quiet hum of tractors often forms the soundtrack to everyday life, a constant reminder of the land's enduring pull. Though Baskin itself may not boast grand monuments or bustling avenues, its character is etched into the very way the days unfold, a steady, deliberate pace dictated by the sun and the seasons. The local economy, while perhaps modest, is rooted in the bounty of the soil, a testament to generations who have worked this ground, their efforts contributing to the quiet resilience that defines Baskin.
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| Location | Baskin, Franklin Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.259038°N, 91.747626°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71219 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baskin, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baskin, Louisiana, 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 Baskin includes coordinates 32.259038°N, 91.747626°W, situated in Franklin Parish. ZIP code 71219. Telephone area code: 318. 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.
