DeRidder, Louisiana Weather
DeRidder, 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 DeRidder, Beauregard Parish.
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About DeRidder, Louisiana
DeRidder hums with a quiet persistence beneath a sky that often holds the humid breath of the Gulf. It lies 43.0 miles north of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south of Rosepine. The land here, a gentle swell of pine and oak, stretches towards horizons that blur with the subtle haze of summer, a landscape where the air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed needles. Roads, ribbon-like and often bordered by the emerald spill of roadside greenery, lead past houses with wide porches, their paint weathered by the generous Louisiana sun, and into the heart of a place where the days unfold with a steady, unhurried cadence. The light, particularly as afternoon wanes, possesses a luminous quality, bathing the sparse clouds in hues of rose and gold, a fleeting spectacle that seems to anchor the spirit to the very soil. The history of DeRidder is inextricably linked to the whispering pines that once dominated this corner of Beauregard Parish, a testament to the logging industry that first drew settlers to its fertile ground. The railroads, vital arteries of commerce, crisscrossed this region, carrying timber and dreams, shaping the very contours of the local economy for generations. Today, while the echoes of the sawmills may have faded, a spirit of tenacious local enterprise persists, a dedication to the small businesses that form the backbone of DeRidder. The Beauregard Parish Courthouse, a dignified structure of brick and stone, stands as a silent witness to the town’s enduring civic life, a focal point in a community that values its roots and the quiet strength of its people.
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| Location | DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.846306°N, 93.289053°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70634 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This DeRidder, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for DeRidder, 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 DeRidder includes coordinates 30.846306°N, 93.289053°W, situated in Beauregard Parish. ZIP code 70634. 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. 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.
