Jackson, Louisiana Weather
Jackson, 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 Jackson, East Feliciana Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson.
About Jackson, Louisiana
Jackson, Louisiana, unfolds with a quiet grace, its landscape a gentle swell of rolling hills that hint at the fertile soil beneath. It lies 22.3 miles north-north-west of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-north-west of Slaughter. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid air, often takes on a honeyed quality, illuminating the dense canopies of live oaks and magnolias that line the roads and punctuate the fields. The air itself carries a languid weight, thick with the scent of pine and the distant, earthy aroma of damp earth after a summer shower. Streets here are not hurried arteries but rather leisurely veins, their edges softened by the encroaching green of overgrown gardens and the slow, deliberate pace of life. The history of Jackson is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of East Feliciana Parish, its founding rooted in the era when cotton and sugarcane were king. Remnants of antebellum architecture, weathered by decades of sun and rain, stand as silent witnesses to a past that shaped the very character of this place. The local economy, while diversifying, still draws sustenance from the land, with small farms and timber operations contributing to its enduring identity. It’s a place where the echoes of generations past can still be heard in the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird, a locality that holds its stories close, revealing them only to those who take the time to listen.
Live animated radar for Jackson 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.
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| Location | Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.837404°N, 91.217609°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70748 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 30.837404°N, 91.217609°W, situated in East Feliciana Parish. ZIP code 70748. Telephone area code: 985. 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.
