Brownsville, Louisiana Weather
Brownsville, 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 Brownsville, Ouachita Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Brownsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Brownsville is published on the Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU) 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 Brownsville 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 Brownsville: Union Parish Airport (KF87) 32 km · John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (KM79) 36 km · Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) 39 km · Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN) 41 km · Caldwell Parish Airport (KF86) 42 km
Conditions reported at KMLU describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brownsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brownsville.
About Brownsville, Louisiana
Brownsville unfurls across the low, soft land where the Ouachita River’s influence is a constant, humid presence, a place where the air often hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-east of Claiborne. The landscape here is a mosaic of open fields, some diligently cultivated, others surrendered to the persistent green tide of wilder growth, all under a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a dramatic, bruised purple as afternoon storms gather. The roads, often straight and bordered by roadside ditches and a scattering of modest homes, lead past stands of mature oak and towering pine, their branches reaching out like patient, weathered hands. The light, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a honeyed quality, bathing the fields in a gentle, diffused glow that softens the edges of the world. This corner of Ouachita Parish has long been shaped by the fertile soil and the river's bounty, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of farming and the ebb and flow of commerce tied to the water. For generations, the economy of Brownsville has drawn sustenance from the land, with cotton and timber once dominating the scene, their legacy still visible in the occasional weathered barn or the enduring presence of sawmills on the outskirts. While the agricultural pulse remains, the character of Brownsville is also defined by its proximity to the larger currents of the region, a place where a sense of local tradition and a neighborly spirit still hold sway, unhurried by the rush of distant metropolises.
Live animated radar for Brownsville 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 | Brownsville, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.48709°N, 92.154302°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71292 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brownsville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brownsville, 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 Brownsville includes coordinates 32.487090°N, 92.154302°W, situated in Ouachita Parish. ZIP code 71292. 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.
