Quitman, Louisiana Weather
Quitman, 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 Quitman, Jackson Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Quitman. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Quitman is published on the Jonesboro Airport (KF88) page, 16 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. 6 airfields within reach of Quitman 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 Quitman: Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN) 22 km · Arcadia Bienville Parish Airport (K5F0) 30 km · David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 43 km · Union Parish Airport (KF87) 55 km · Homer Municipal Airport (K5F4) 56 km
Conditions reported at KF88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Quitman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Quitman.
About Quitman, Louisiana
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.
Live animated radar for Quitman 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Quitman, Louisiana Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
