East Hodge, Louisiana Weather
East Hodge, Louisiana — 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 East Hodge, Jackson Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Hodge. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Hodge is published on the Jonesboro Airport (KF88) page, 9 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 East Hodge 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 East Hodge: Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN) 29 km · David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 35 km · Arcadia Bienville Parish Airport (K5F0) 36 km
Conditions reported at KF88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Hodge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Hodge.
About East Hodge, Louisiana
East Hodge settles into the rolling terrain of northern Louisiana, a place where the land gently rises and falls like a sleeping giant. It lies 38.2 miles west-south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north of Jonesboro. Pine forests, thick and green, stretch towards a sky often painted with the soft, diffused light of the South, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine needles. Winding dirt roads, dusted with the ochre of Georgia clay, meander through this landscape, occasionally opening onto small clearings where weathered farmhouses stand sentinel. The silence here is profound, broken only by the distant hum of cicadas or the sudden, sharp call of a bird lost in the canopy. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, golden swathes, momentarily illuminating the undergrowth with an almost tangible warmth. The history of East Hodge is inextricably linked to the timber industry, a legacy whispered in the rustle of leaves and the occasional, moss-draped remnants of old logging roads. For generations, the economy of this part of Jackson Parish has been shaped by the bounty of the surrounding forests, with sawmills and related enterprises forming the backbone of local life. This close relationship with the land has fostered a resilient and resourceful character in its inhabitants, a quiet strength born of working with nature's cycles. While the grander narratives of Louisiana history might overlook this particular corner, the enduring spirit of East Hodge is etched into the very soil, a testament to the enduring appeal of a life lived in close communion with the natural world.
Live animated radar for East Hodge 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 | East Hodge, Jackson Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.277933°N, 92.714041°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71247 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Hodge, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Hodge, Louisiana, 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 East Hodge includes coordinates 32.277933°N, 92.714041°W, situated in Jackson Parish. ZIP code 71247. 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. 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.
