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, Rapides Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest Hill is published on the Woodworth Airport (K1R4) page, 10 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 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: Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 30 km · Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) 32 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 36 km · Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 44 km · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) 45 km
Conditions reported at K1R4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 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 lies in the gentle, rolling terrain of central Louisiana, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 19.3 miles south-south-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-west of Woodworth. The landscape here is a patient unfolding of verdant fields and stands of mature trees, their branches often draped with Spanish moss that catches the diffused sunlight. The roads, many of them unpaved, wind through this quiet country, flanked by fences that delineate pastures and the occasional, well-kept homestead. The light at dusk has a particular softness, a golden wash that settles over the land, giving even the most ordinary scene a touch of the sublime. The history of Forest Hill is rooted in the fertile soil and the determination of its early settlers, who cleared land for cotton and later for cattle. The local economy has long been tied to agriculture, with farming and ranching still forming the backbone of livelihood for many residents, though some commute to larger centers for work. The presence of small, independent businesses gives Forest Hill a neighborly feel, a place where people know each other's names and the pace of life moves with the steady rhythm of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of a metropolis. There are no grand monuments here, but the enduring spirit of the people, their connection to the land, and the quiet beauty of the surrounding countryside are the true landmarks of Forest Hill.
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, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.041856°N, 92.531249°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 31.041856°N, 92.531249°W, situated in Rapides 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.
