Quitman, 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 Quitman, Jackson Parish.
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Quitman resides in a landscape where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, humid breath, a place where the very air hangs thick and green with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 36.8 miles west-south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Jonesboro. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of fields and woodlands, crisscrossed by narrow, unpaved lanes that disappear into the dappled shade of towering oaks and magnolias. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns, illuminating the occasional weathered barn or a porch swing creaking with the quiet solitude of a summer afternoon. The character of Quitman is one of unassuming persistence, a quiet strength that endures the long, hot seasons with a grace born of generations rooted in this fertile soil. The history of Quitman is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of this region, an economy once driven by the vast cotton fields that stretched across the parish. Though the landscape still bears the marks of its agrarian past, the rhythms of life in Quitman have evolved, with forestry and smaller-scale farming now contributing to its livelihood. The echoes of earlier times can be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the way conversations drift slowly, unhurried by the demands of a faster world. There's a distinct sense of continuity, a quiet understanding among its residents that this place, with its sun-drenched days and starlit nights, holds a subtle, enduring magic.
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| Location | Quitman, Jackson Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.348765°N, 92.721541°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71268 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quitman, 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 Quitman includes coordinates 32.348765°N, 92.721541°W, situated in Jackson Parish. ZIP code 71268. 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.