Gibsland, Louisiana Weather
Gibsland, 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, soil and crop conditions for Gibsland, Bienville Parish.
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About Gibsland, Louisiana
Gibsland unfolds beneath a sky that often bleeds a soft, hazy gold as evening approaches, a gentle luminescence that softens the edges of the flat, fertile land. It lies 39.6 miles east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 87°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Arcadia. The terrain here, a subtle, almost imperceptible swell of earth, is laced with bayous and sluggish creeks that meander through stands of pine and hardwood, their shadows lengthening across pastures where cattle graze with placid indifference. The air, thick with the humid breath of the South, carries the distant hum of cicadas and the occasional mournful lowing of a cow, a quiet symphony that underscores the unhurried pace of life in Gibsland. Fences, some weathered and bowed like old men, others starkly new, delineate fields of soybeans and cotton, the crops stretching towards the horizon in ordered, verdant rows. The history of Gibsland is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of North Louisiana, a legacy of cotton and kinship that still echoes in the weathered clapboard of its older buildings and the friendly nod of its residents. The local economy, while diversified, still leans heavily on the bounty of the surrounding land, with farming and timber remaining significant, their rhythms dictating the ebb and flow of daily life. It's a place that remembers its past, a past that includes the rich soil that sustained generations and the quiet determination of those who built their lives here. Though perhaps not a place of grand monuments, Gibsland holds a distinct character, a quiet resilience born from its connection to the earth and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Gibsland, Bienville Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.544041°N, 93.05294°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71028 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gibsland, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gibsland, 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 Gibsland includes coordinates 32.544041°N, 93.052940°W, situated in Bienville Parish. ZIP code 71028. 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.
