Jonesboro, Louisiana Weather
Jonesboro, 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 Jonesboro, Jackson Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jonesboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jonesboro is published on the Jonesboro Airport (KF88) page, 5 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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro: David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 31 km · Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN) 33 km · Arcadia Bienville Parish Airport (K5F0) 39 km
Conditions reported at KF88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jonesboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jonesboro.
About Jonesboro, Louisiana
Jonesboro breathes a quiet dignity under the wide Louisiana sky, its landscape a gentle swell of pine and oak that hints at the fertile earth beneath. It lies 39.4 miles west-south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south of Hodge. The air here carries the scent of damp soil after a summer shower, a perfume that mingles with the fainter, sweeter notes of blooming wildflowers in the warmer months. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dusty roads and the weathered facades of buildings that have seen generations come and go. This is a place where the land itself seems to hold a patient, enduring character, a quiet strength that mirrors the people who call Jonesboro home. The history of Jonesboro is deeply intertwined with the bounty of the surrounding woodlands and the rich soil, an economy once driven by timber and agriculture. Sawmills hummed and fields of cotton and corn stretched towards the horizon, shaping the town's early growth and character. Today, while remnants of that past linger, the local economy has diversified, with a focus on manufacturing and services, yet the deep connection to the land remains palpable. Jonesboro stands as a testament to resilience, a place where the traditions of Southern hospitality blend with a forward-looking spirit, all under the watchful gaze of the ancient trees that frame its horizons.
Live animated radar for Jonesboro 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 | Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.241267°N, 92.715985°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71251 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jonesboro, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jonesboro, 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 Jonesboro includes coordinates 32.241267°N, 92.715985°W, situated in Jackson Parish. ZIP code 71251. 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.
