Pitkin, Louisiana Weather
Pitkin, 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 Pitkin, Vernon Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pitkin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pitkin is published on the Polk Army Air Field (KPOE) page, 27 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. 5 airfields within reach of Pitkin 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 Pitkin: Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 31 km · Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 40 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 46 km · Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) 57 km
Conditions reported at KPOE describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pitkin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pitkin.
About Pitkin, Louisiana
Pitkin rests in a landscape of rolling hills and pine forests, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of resin and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 38.9 miles south-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east-south-east of Fort Polk South. The terrain, a gentle rise and fall, hints at the underlying geology of this part of Vernon Parish, its shallow creeks and bayous meandering through the dense greenery. Sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of palmetto and the occasional flash of a cardinal's red wing. The quiet here is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a truck on a gravel road or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth, a stillness that seems to absorb the very sounds of the outside world. The history of Pitkin is intertwined with the logging and turpentine industries that once defined this region, the ghosts of sawmills and distillation stills whispering in the wind. For generations, families have carved a living from the rich pine forests, their lives following the rhythms of the seasons and the demands of the timber market. While large-scale industry has largely receded, a spirit of self-reliance and connection to the land persists. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by a patchwork of small businesses and agricultural pursuits, with many residents finding work in neighboring towns or maintaining a close relationship with the woods that surround them. It's a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather a quiet undercurrent in the ongoing narrative of life in Pitkin.
Live animated radar for Pitkin 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 | Pitkin, Vernon Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.936302°N, 92.936264°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70656 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pitkin, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pitkin, 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 Pitkin includes coordinates 30.936302°N, 92.936264°W, situated in Vernon Parish. ZIP code 70656. 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. 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.
