Elmwood, Louisiana Weather
Elmwood, 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 Elmwood, Vernon Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elmwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elmwood is published on the Polk Army Air Field (KPOE) page, 11 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. 4 airfields within reach of Elmwood 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 Elmwood: Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 23 km · Newton Municipal Airport (K61R) 45 km · Hart Airport (K3R4) 59 km
Conditions reported at KPOE describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elmwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elmwood.
About Elmwood, Louisiana
Elmwood breathes a quiet hum, a place where the wide Louisiana sky stretches over rolling terrain that dips and rises with the gentle persistence of old earth. It lies 54.3 miles west-south-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Fort Polk South. Pine trees stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets on the humid breeze, and the air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine resin. Dusk here is a slow unfurling of bruised purples and soft oranges, painting the edges of the woods and casting long, languid shadows across the infrequent stretches of open field. The roads, often lined with the stoic faces of mailboxes and the occasional wildflower, wind with a meandering grace, suggesting journeys taken at a more considered pace. The history of Elmwood is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very land that sustained its people. This corner of Vernon Parish has long been shaped by the bounty of the earth, with agriculture and timber forming the backbone of its economy through generations. The quiet industry of sawmills and the steady work of the fields have shaped the character of Elmwood, fostering a spirit of resilience and self-reliance. Local lore speaks of families who have worked this land for over a century, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest, of growth and repose, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and their soil.
Live animated radar for Elmwood 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 | Elmwood, Vernon Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.036579°N, 93.306276°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70123, 71446, 70121 |
| Area Code | 318, 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elmwood, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elmwood, 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 Elmwood includes coordinates 31.036579°N, 93.306276°W, situated in Vernon Parish. ZIP code 70123, 71446, 70121. Telephone area code: 318, 504. 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.
