Monticello, Louisiana Weather
Monticello, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Monticello, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Monticello. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Monticello is published on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) page, 11 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. 3 airfields within reach of Monticello 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 Monticello: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 37 km · False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBTR describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monticello specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Monticello, Louisiana
Monticello rests in the humid embrace of East Baton Rouge Parish, a place where the land breathes slow and deep under a sky that often weeps gentle rains. It lies 4.6 miles south of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 189°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-north-east of Baton Rouge. The terrain here is a subtle landscape of low-lying plains, etched by the patient work of water, where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of cicadas. Broadleaf trees, their canopies a dense, verdant roof, cast shifting shadows across roads that wind with a quiet inevitability, mirroring the languid flow of unseen bayous. Here, life unfolds with a certain measured pace, a feeling amplified by the way the sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, seems to linger, gilding the broad, flat fields with a warm, golden hue. The history of Monticello is not one of grand pronouncements but of quiet persistence, rooted in the fertile soil that has long sustained its people. Once, this land echoed with the rhythms of agriculture, the cultivation of sugarcane and cotton shaping the economic and social fabric of the community. Though the era of vast plantations has receded, a spirit of industriousness remains, finding new expression in diverse small businesses and the steady hum of local commerce. The proximity to larger urban centers has allowed Monticello to maintain a distinct character, a place where the echoes of its past, particularly its agricultural heritage, can still be felt in the enduring connection to the land and the unhurried rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Monticello 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 | Monticello, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.489078°N, 91.048715°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71254, 70814 |
| Area Code | 318, 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monticello, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monticello, 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 Monticello includes coordinates 30.489078°N, 91.048715°W, situated in East Baton Rouge Parish. ZIP code 71254, 70814. Telephone area code: 318, 985. 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.
