Ferriday, Louisiana Weather
Ferriday, 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 for Ferriday, Concordia Parish.
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About Ferriday, Louisiana
Ferriday, a name whispered on the humid air of Concordia Parish, unfolds across a landscape defined by the Mississippi River's patient, powerful embrace. It lies 56.9 miles east-north-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-north-west of Vidalia. Here, the land lies low and fertile, a mosaic of sugarcane fields stretching in emerald waves towards the horizon, broken only by the dark, sinuous veins of bayous and cypress swamps. The sky, a vast, often bruised canvas, presses down with the weight of Louisiana's perpetual summer, softening the edges of everything with a hazy, golden light that seems to cling to the weathered wood of houses and the broad, leafy canopies of oak trees. Life in Ferriday moves at the languid pace dictated by the sun and the river, a gentle unfolding of days marked by the rustle of sugarcane leaves and the distant hum of machinery tending the rich earth. The history of Ferriday is intrinsically tied to the mighty Mississippi, a force that has shaped its destiny, bringing both bounty and the occasional, terrifying flood. Its economy, historically rooted in agriculture, still draws its lifeblood from the fertile alluvial soil, with sugarcane remaining a dominant crop, its sweetness a persistent fragrance in the air. The town has also been a crossroads, a place where the rhythm of the river trade once pulsed, and echoes of that past can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that lines its main thoroughfares. Ferriday has a distinct cultural flavor, one that embraces the soulful sounds of blues and gospel music, a legacy carried by some of its most famous sons. This enduring spirit, a blend of resilience and a deep connection to the land and its waters, is the quiet character of Ferriday.
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| Location | Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.630166°N, 91.554565°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71334 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ferriday, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ferriday, 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 Ferriday includes coordinates 31.630166°N, 91.554565°W, situated in Concordia Parish. ZIP code 71334. 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.
