Central, Louisiana Weather
Central, 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 Central, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Central. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Central is published on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Central 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 Central: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 43 km · False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 46 km · Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBTR describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Central specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Central.
About Central, Louisiana
Central unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile earth, where the air hangs thick with the scent of magnolias and the humid breath of the South. It lies 10.0 miles north-east of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of Zachary. Broadleaf forests, a deep, verdant green under the relentless sun, give way to open fields, their flatness a subtle invitation to the horizon. Here, the light at dusk bleeds across the sky in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, a daily spectacle painting the scattered homesteads and the ribbons of asphalt that connect them. The soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of a long agricultural past, holding the memory of seasons and harvests in its very being, and the distant murmur of traffic from the larger arteries of the parish is a constant, low hum beneath the chirping symphony of cicadas. This corner of East Baton Rouge Parish, Central, has long been defined by its agricultural roots, a heritage that still echoes in the quiet hum of its local economy. While the sprawling presence of Baton Rouge has inevitably nudged its edges, the spirit of the land persists, manifested in the enduring farms that still dot the periphery, their fields yielding sugarcane and other crops. History here is not a grand monument but a whispered narrative carried on the breeze, a story of families who tilled this ground for generations. The presence of Louisiana State University, though not physically within Central’s immediate bounds, casts a long academic shadow, its influence a subtle undercurrent in the intellectual life of the broader region. The character of Central is one of quiet resilience, a place where the rhythms of nature and the demands of modern life find a peculiar, enduring harmony.
Live animated radar for Central 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 | Central, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.554355°N, 91.036771°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70395, 70770 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Central, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Central, 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 Central includes coordinates 30.554355°N, 91.036771°W, situated in East Baton Rouge Parish. ZIP code 70395, 70770. Telephone area code: 985. 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.
