DeQuincy, 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 DeQuincy, Calcasieu Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near DeQuincy. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for DeQuincy is published on the De Quincy Industrial Airpark (K5R8) page, 4 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 DeQuincy 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 DeQuincy: Southland Field (KUXL) 36 km · Chennault International Airport (KCWF) 39 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 41 km · Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 43 km · Kirbyville Airport (KT12) 51 km
Conditions reported at K5R8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at DeQuincy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for DeQuincy.
DeQuincy breathes a humid, earth-scented air beneath a sky that often hangs a soft, bruised lavender at dusk. It lies 20.1 miles north-west of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south of Oretta. The land here is flat, a gentle expanse of pine and palmetto, where the occasional cypress draped in Spanish moss stands sentinel over ditches that carry the slow, brown pulse of rainwater. Roads, straight as a surveyor's line, slice through the dense green, leading to houses that sprawl low and wide, their porches weathered silver by years of sun and sudden, drenching storms. The quiet here is not an absence of sound, but a symphony of cicadas, the distant drone of a passing train, and the rustle of unseen creatures in the thick undergrowth. The history of DeQuincy is inextricably tied to the railroad, a iron ribbon that brought life and commerce to this corner of Calcasieu Parish. For generations, the rhythm of the town was dictated by the whistle of the locomotive and the bustling activity of the rail yards. While the grander passenger trains have largely faded into memory, the freight lines still rumble through, a constant reminder of the industrial heritage that shaped DeQuincy. The local economy, once dominated by timber and agriculture, now finds its footing in a more diversified landscape, though the enduring spirit of self-reliance and neighborly connection, forged in those earlier, harder times, remains palpable.
Live animated radar for DeQuincy 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 | DeQuincy, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.450478°N, 93.433219°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70633 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for DeQuincy, 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 DeQuincy includes coordinates 30.450478°N, 93.433219°W, situated in Calcasieu Parish. ZIP code 70633. 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.