Downsville, 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 Downsville, Union Parish.
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Downsville unfolds across the rolling terrain of Union Parish, a place where the air itself seems to hold the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas. It lies 19.0 miles west-north-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-east of Choudrant. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of verdant pastures interspersed with stands of mature pine and oak, their branches reaching skyward like weathered hands. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid air, has a particular, almost honeyed quality, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the stillness. The roads, often lined with the quiet dignity of mailboxes and the occasional weathered barn, curve with the natural contours of the land, inviting a slow, deliberate passage. Life in Downsville moves with a cadence dictated less by clocks and more by the slow turning of the seasons and the deep, resonant quiet that can settle over the land at dusk. The story of Downsville is one woven into the rich, dark soil of North Louisiana, a history tied to the fertile lands that have sustained generations. Its economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with cotton fields once stretching as far as the eye could see, and the legacy of those farming roots still lingers in the quiet pride of its residents. Though the landscape has evolved, the echoes of its past remain, a subtle undercurrent beneath the present day. One might still find remnants of older structures, whispers of the families who first cleared the land and built their lives here. The waterways, though not grand, play their part, offering a tranquil presence that mirrors the unhurried nature of Downsville itself, a place that feels both deeply connected to its past and serenely present in its own quiet way.
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| Location | Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.626811°N, 92.41431°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71234 |
| 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 Downsville, 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 Downsville includes coordinates 32.626811°N, 92.414310°W, situated in Union Parish. ZIP code 71234. 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.