Winnsboro, 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 Winnsboro, Franklin Parish.
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Winnsboro unfolds across the flat, fertile plain of Franklin Parish, a place where the sky stretches wide and the air often hangs thick with the humid breath of the South. It lies 33.4 miles south-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 136°T), and is situated 13.2 miles north-north-west of Wisner. Fields of emerald green soybeans and golden rice stretch to the horizon, punctuated by the occasional stand of towering pines or the silvery shimmer of a slow-moving bayou. The landscape here is one of gentle, almost imperceptible slopes, a terrain that has been shaped by water and time into a canvas for agriculture. Evenings bring a particular grace, as the sun bleeds orange and rose across the western sky, casting long, soft shadows that seem to deepen the very soul of the land. The history of Winnsboro is inextricably linked to the bounty of the earth, a story of cotton fields yielding to rice paddies and, more recently, the pervasive presence of agriculture as the lifeblood of the local economy. Founded in the mid-19th century, Winnsboro has long been a hub for farmers and those who support them, its streets once echoing with the rumble of wagons laden with harvest. While the grand plantations of lore may have faded, the spirit of hard work and connection to the land persists, evident in the steady hum of tractors and the shared understanding among neighbors. A distinctive character emerges from this agricultural heritage, a quiet pride in the tangible results of their labor, a rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the needs of the soil.
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| Location | Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.163208°N, 91.720681°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71295 |
| 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 Winnsboro, 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 Winnsboro includes coordinates 32.163208°N, 91.720681°W, situated in Franklin Parish. ZIP code 71295. 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.