Gillis, Louisiana Weather
Gillis, 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 Gillis, Calcasieu Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gillis. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gillis is published on the Chennault International Airport (KCWF) page, 19 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. 5 airfields within reach of Gillis 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 Gillis: De Quincy Industrial Airpark (K5R8) 27 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 28 km · Southland Field (KUXL) 32 km · Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 53 km
Conditions reported at KCWF describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gillis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gillis.
About Gillis, Louisiana
Gillis unfolds as a quiet expanse where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas. It lies 10.2 miles north of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 5°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north of Moss Bluff. The landscape here is a gentle, low-lying tapestry of sandy soil, supporting stands of longleaf pine that reach towards a sky often brushed with soft, diffused light. Drainage ditches, shallow and moss-lined, snake through the terrain, testament to the region's proximity to water, though the immediate presence of large rivers or lakes is subtle, more a pervasive dampness in the air and the rich, dark hue of the earth. Fields of soybeans and rice, vibrant green in the growing season, break the monotony of the trees, their flat surfaces reflecting the sky in shimmering patches. The character of Gillis is deeply rooted in the agricultural rhythms of Southwest Louisiana, a place where the cultivation of rice and soybeans has long shaped its economy and its people. This is a land that has seen generations of families work the soil, their lives intertwined with the seasons of planting and harvest. While the primary industries remain agricultural, the broader Calcasieu Parish economic currents, influenced by nearby petrochemical plants and the port of Lake Charles, bring a subtle undercurrent of industry to the periphery. Gillis itself, however, retains a distinctively rural feel, a place where the day's work often begins before the sun fully crests the horizon, and where the evening air carries the faint, sweet aroma of woodsmoke.
Live animated radar for Gillis 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 | Gillis, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.373814°N, 93.200989°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70611 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gillis, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gillis, 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 Gillis includes coordinates 30.373814°N, 93.200989°W, situated in Calcasieu Parish. ZIP code 70611. Telephone area code: 985. 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.
