Dry Prong, Louisiana Weather
Dry Prong, 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 Dry Prong, Grant Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dry Prong. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dry Prong is published on the Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) page, 28 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 Dry Prong 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 Dry Prong: Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) 31 km · Jena Airport (K1R1) 37 km · David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 44 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 51 km · Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAEX describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dry Prong specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dry Prong.
About Dry Prong, Louisiana
Dry Prong unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where stands of pine and oak punctuate the open fields, their needles whispering in the humid air. It lies 19.4 miles north-north-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 18.8 miles north-north-west of Pineville. The earth here, a rich, reddish clay, slopes subtly towards unseen creeks, its contours softened by decades of cultivation and the slow, persistent work of rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy cloud cover, falls in broad, warm swathes, illuminating the weathered wood of scattered farmhouses and the glint of metal on aging pickup trucks. Evenings bring a peculiar stillness, broken only by the distant drone of insects and the occasional bark of a dog, a quietude that settles over Dry Prong like a soft, familiar blanket. The history of Dry Prong is tied to the land, a story of logging and farming that shaped its early identity. For generations, the timber industry was the lifeblood of this region, the echoing thud of axes and the rumble of log trucks a common soundtrack. Though the forests have been replanted and the logging camps faded, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work remains, a legacy evident in the careful tending of gardens and the sturdy, unpretentious homes. The local economy, while diversified, still feels the pulse of its agricultural roots, with small farms producing a bounty of crops that find their way to local markets. There's a quiet pride in Dry Prong, a sense of place built on enduring connections to the earth and to each other.
Live animated radar for Dry Prong 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 | Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.581285°N, 92.53292°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71423 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dry Prong, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dry Prong, 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 Dry Prong includes coordinates 31.581285°N, 92.532920°W, situated in Grant Parish. ZIP code 71423. 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.
