Dry Prong, Louisiana Weather
Dry Prong, 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 Dry Prong, Grant Parish.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
