Coushatta, Louisiana Weather
Coushatta, 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 Coushatta, Red River Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Coushatta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Coushatta is published on the Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) page, 39 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. 3 airfields within reach of Coushatta 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 Coushatta: C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (K3F3) 40 km · Hart Airport (K3R4) 54 km
Conditions reported at KIER describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coushatta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coushatta.
About Coushatta, Louisiana
Coushatta rests in the embrace of northwestern Louisiana, where the land rolls in a gentle, fertile manner, sculpted by the Red River and its tributaries. It lies 41.4 miles south-south-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-west of Martin. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries the rich scent of damp earth and pine, a constant reminder of the verdant landscape that surrounds Coushatta. Wide fields of soybeans and cotton stretch towards the horizon, broken by stands of mature oak and pine trees that cast long, cool shadows in the late afternoon sun. The Red River itself, a broad, slow-moving artery, forms a significant boundary, its muddy waters reflecting the vast, often cloud-strewn sky, lending a sense of quiet permanence to the region. The history of Coushatta is deeply intertwined with the Red River, serving as a vital hub for steamboat traffic in its early days, a testament to its strategic position. Founded in the mid-19th century, its economy has traditionally been rooted in agriculture, the rich alluvial soil yielding bountiful harvests for generations. Though the steamboats are long gone, the spirit of commerce persists, with local businesses catering to the surrounding farming communities and the everyday needs of Coushatta's residents. The town carries a quiet character, a measured pace of life that allows for the appreciation of simple things, like the way the evening light softens the edges of the old brick buildings downtown, hinting at stories held within their walls.
Live animated radar for Coushatta 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 | Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.014883°N, 93.342116°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71019 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coushatta, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coushatta, 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 Coushatta includes coordinates 32.014883°N, 93.342116°W, situated in Red River Parish. ZIP code 71019. 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.
