Forest, Louisiana Weather
Forest, 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, West Carroll Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest is published on the Kelly Airport (K9M6) page, 6 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 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: Byerley Airport (K0M8) 21 km · Delhi Municipal Airport (K0M9) 43 km · Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) 44 km · John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (KM79) 48 km · Scott Airport (KM80) 49 km
Conditions reported at K9M6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest.
About Forest, Louisiana
Forest, Louisiana, breathes a quiet air of the Deep South, a landscape etched by slow rivers and the patient growth of Southern pines. It lies 45.5 miles east-north-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-south-west of Oak Grove. The land here is a gentle descent into the Mississippi Delta's embrace, a place where the horizon is often softened by the hazy, humid breath of the bayous. Fields of cotton and corn stretch out like rumpled, green quilts under a sky that can shift from a brilliant, washed-out blue to a bruised, violet twilight with startling speed. The character of Forest is one of understated persistence, a resilience born from the soil and the seasons, where the rustle of leaves in the dense woodlands seems to whisper secrets of generations past. The history of Forest is intrinsically tied to the agricultural rhythms of Northeast Louisiana, a testament to the enduring power of cotton and sugarcane that once defined its economy. Though the landscape still carries the imprint of these former giants, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and services supporting the surrounding rural communities. The nearby waterways, winding arteries of commerce and lifeblood for the land, speak of a time when they were the primary highways. It is in the subtle scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, and the lingering, sweet aroma of ripening pecans in the autumn air, that one can truly feel the distinct, unhurried pulse of life in Forest.
Live animated radar for Forest 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, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.792076°N, 91.413449°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71242, 71457, 71263 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest, 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 includes coordinates 32.792076°N, 91.413449°W, situated in West Carroll Parish. ZIP code 71242, 71457, 71263. 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. 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.
