Columbia, Louisiana Weather
Columbia, 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 Columbia, Caldwell Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbia.
About Columbia, Louisiana
Columbia lies low, a place where the land exhales a humid breath. It lies 28.0 miles south of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 1.8 miles north-north-east of Banks Springs. The Ouachita River, a broad, brown artery, is the dominant feature, its slow, deliberate current shaping the surrounding terrain into flat, fertile plains and occasional cypress-studded swamps. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and burgeoning green, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, hazy shadows that soften the edges of the landscape. The sky, vast and often a pale, washed-out blue, seems to press down gently, a constant, quiet presence over the scattered homes and fields that define Columbia. This is a place shaped by the river and by the quiet persistence of agriculture, primarily cotton and timber in its history. Columbia was established in the early 19th century, its fortunes intrinsically tied to the navigability of the Ouachita, which served as its lifeline for trade and transport. The economy still retains echoes of this, with agricultural pursuits forming the bedrock of its livelihood, though the rhythm of life has certainly slowed. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues; instead, the character of Columbia is found in the weathered facades of its older buildings, the steady hum of tractors in the distance, and the easy way neighbors acknowledge each other on the quiet streets, a shared understanding born of generations living in concert with the land and its waters.
Live animated radar for Columbia 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.
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| Location | Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.105157°N, 92.077913°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70049, 71418 |
| Area Code | 504, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbia, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbia, 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 Columbia includes coordinates 32.105157°N, 92.077913°W, situated in Caldwell Parish. ZIP code 70049, 71418. Telephone area code: 504, 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.
