Cheneyville, 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 Cheneyville, Rapides Parish.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.