Cheneyville, Louisiana Weather
Cheneyville, 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 Cheneyville, Rapides Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cheneyville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cheneyville is published on the Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) page, 8 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 Cheneyville 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 Cheneyville: Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 23 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 24 km · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) 42 km · Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) 42 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 48 km
Conditions reported at K2R6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cheneyville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cheneyville.
About Cheneyville, Louisiana
Cheneyville rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate flow of Louisiana's heartland, where the Red River's fertile embrace nurtures a verdant tapestry of fields. It lies 22.5 miles south-south-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 155°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of Bunkie. The air here, thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening sugarcane, carries the hum of cicadas and the distant lowing of cattle. Cypress trees, their knees breaking the glassy surface of shallow bayous, stand sentinel over the water, their Spanish moss beards trailing like ancient whispers in the languid breeze. The land itself is a gentle undulation, a subtle rise and fall that leads the eye across vast expanses of cultivated green, a panorama punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or a cluster of homes gathered around a crossroads. The history of Cheneyville is etched into the very soil, a narrative of agriculture and resilience that began with the planting of cotton and the cultivation of sugarcane generations ago. This fertile ground, blessed by the annual overflow of the Red River, has long been the engine of its local economy, a tradition that continues to define Cheneyville today. The ghost of the railroad, once a vital artery connecting these fields to wider markets, still echoes in the quiet stillness, a reminder of a bygone era of bustling commerce. While the pace of life has softened, a quiet pride endures, a deep connection to the land and the enduring spirit of a community that has always understood the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty they bring.
Live animated radar for Cheneyville 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 | Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.014913°N, 92.287352°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71325 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cheneyville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheneyville, 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 Cheneyville includes coordinates 31.014913°N, 92.287352°W, situated in Rapides Parish. ZIP code 71325. 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.
