Forest Hill, Louisiana Weather
Forest Hill, 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 Forest Hill, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest Hill is published on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) page, 14 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. 3 airfields within reach of Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 31 km · False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBTR describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Hill.
About Forest Hill, Louisiana
Forest Hill rests in a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, where the humid air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, often hangs heavy, particularly after a sun-drenched afternoon gives way to the soft, diffused light of evening. It lies 4.3 miles south-east of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Shenandoah. The landscape here is a verdant quilt, stitched with patches of dense woodland and interspersed with the occasional clearing that hints at human endeavor, the trees themselves, predominantly loblolly pines and oaks, reaching skyward with a quiet resilience. Brooks, fed by the frequent rains, meander through shallow ravines, their water the color of weak tea from the tannins leached from fallen leaves, and the very ground beneath one's feet feels yielding, a testament to the rich, dark soil that nourishes this corner of the parish. The history of Forest Hill is intrinsically linked to the fertile lands that surround it, a narrative shaped by agriculture and the slow, deliberate rhythm of rural life. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the cultivation of crops, with cotton and timber once holding sway, their echoes still felt in the weathered barns and the occasional abandoned logging road that fades into the undergrowth. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, a quiet industry persists, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land, and the distinctive character of Forest Hill lies not in grand monuments but in the subtle grace of its natural setting and the deeply ingrained traditions of its inhabitants, who move through their days with a focused, unhurried purpose.
Live animated radar for Forest Hill 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 | Forest Hill, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.415469°N, 91.094827°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70809, 71430 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Hill, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Hill, 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 Forest Hill includes coordinates 30.415469°N, 91.094827°W, situated in East Baton Rouge Parish. ZIP code 70809, 71430. Telephone area code: 985, 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.
