Ball, Louisiana Weather
Ball, 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 Ball, Rapides Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ball. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ball is published on the Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) page, 11 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 Ball 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 Ball: Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) 16 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 33 km · Jena Airport (K1R1) 37 km · Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 48 km · Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 54 km
Conditions reported at KESF describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ball specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ball.
About Ball, Louisiana
Ball lies spread across a gentle, rolling terrain where the Louisiana sky often hangs heavy with the promise of afternoon rain, its air thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 7.5 miles north-north-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-north-east of Pineville. The landscape here is a soft, green undulation, punctuated by stands of mature oak and a scattering of cypress trees that hint at the nearby waterways. The roads themselves seem to follow the land’s natural contours, winding past modest homes and fields that, depending on the season, might bear the emerald sheen of young crops or the golden stubble of harvest. The character of Ball is one of quiet persistence, a place where the days unfurl with a measured cadence, unhurried by the clamor of larger urban centers, and where the twilight often paints the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose, casting long, ethereal shadows. The history of Ball is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands and the waterways that have shaped its existence. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, established homesteads that eventually coalesced into the community we see today, with a local economy historically rooted in farming, particularly cotton and timber. The presence of Rapides Creek, though not a grand river, has always been a vital artery, influencing settlement patterns and providing a source of sustenance and transport in earlier times. While no single industry dominates today, the spirit of self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the land still resonates, evident in the small businesses that serve the immediate needs of residents and the enduring agricultural enterprises that dot the surrounding countryside. The distinctive feel of Ball is one of rootedness, a quiet pride in its past and a steady gaze toward the present, where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Ball 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 | Ball, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.415457°N, 92.411804°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71405 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ball, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ball, 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 Ball includes coordinates 31.415457°N, 92.411804°W, situated in Rapides Parish. ZIP code 71405. 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.
