Ashland, Louisiana Weather
Ashland, 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 Ashland, Concordia Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ashland.
About Ashland, Louisiana
Ashland slumbers under a sky that can shift from the bruised purples of an approaching storm to the benevolent gold of late afternoon, its landscape a gentle sprawl of fertile earth. It lies 51.0 miles east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 92°T), and is situated 17.4 miles south-south-west of Cloverdale. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the sweet, damp scent of ripening crops and the distant, earthy perfume of the Mississippi River, a constant, unseen presence. Fields, a patchwork of emerald and ochre, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of the South, punctuated by stands of live oak and pecan trees whose branches, heavy with Spanish moss, seem to whisper secrets of the past. The very soil itself, rich and dark, feels alive, a silent testament to the endless cycles of growth and rest. The story of Ashland is inextricably linked to the alluvial plains it calls home, a history shaped by the bounty and caprice of the very land. For generations, this was a place where cotton once reigned supreme, its white harvest a symbol of both prosperity and a painful legacy, a past that still hums beneath the surface of everyday life. Today, while agriculture remains a vital pulse, the economy also finds footing in the quiet sustenance of local businesses and the steady, unhurried rhythm of its residents. There are no grand monuments here, no towering structures to draw the eye, but rather a profound beauty in the simplicity of its existence, in the way the light falls through the leaves of ancient trees and the enduring spirit of a community deeply rooted in its soil.
Live animated radar for Ashland 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.
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| Location | Ashland, Concordia Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.286007°N, 91.58123°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71366, 70363, 71002 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ashland, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashland, 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 Ashland includes coordinates 31.286007°N, 91.581230°W, situated in Concordia Parish. ZIP code 71366, 70363, 71002. Telephone area code: 985, 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.
