Newellton, Louisiana Weather
Newellton, 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 Newellton, Tensas Parish.
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About Newellton, Louisiana
Newellton sleeps in the soft, humid embrace of Tensas Parish, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and distant magnolias. It lies 56.9 miles west-south-west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 251°T), and is situated 16.9 miles west-north-west of Port Gibson. The landscape here is a gentle, undulating canvas of fertile soil, sculpted by millennia of slow-moving water and generous rainfall, leading to the broad, languid flow of the Tensas River. Fields of cotton and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their green and white expanses broken by stands of towering cypress and oak, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar, syrupy quality, as if the sun itself has been steeped in honey, casting long, diffused shadows that soften the edges of the world. In Newellton, the earth feels alive, a rich, dark loam that yields generously to the plow. The history of Newellton is inextricably linked to the fertile alluvial plains it calls home, a legacy deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of the Mississippi Delta. For generations, cotton was king, its white fluff a defining feature of the economy, though now soybeans share the fields, a testament to the changing rhythms of modern agriculture. The very air seems to carry whispers of past eras, of riverboats chugging upstream and the quiet industry of generations who coaxed a living from this generous land. While not a hub of bustling commerce, Newellton possesses a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the steady, dependable pulse of the land. The distinctive character of Newellton is in its understated beauty, its deep connection to the soil, and the subtle, enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Newellton, Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.072655°N, 91.240946°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71357 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Newellton, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newellton, 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 Newellton includes coordinates 32.072655°N, 91.240946°W, situated in Tensas Parish. ZIP code 71357. 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.
