Homer, Louisiana Weather
Homer, 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 Homer, Claiborne Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Homer. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Homer is published on the Homer Municipal Airport (K5F4) page, 5 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 Homer 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 Homer: Minden Airport (KMNE) 28 km · Arcadia Bienville Parish Airport (K5F0) 30 km · Springhill Airport (KSPH) 39 km · Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field (KAGO) 51 km · South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (KELD) 53 km
Conditions reported at K5F4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Homer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Homer.
About Homer, Louisiana
Homer, Louisiana, exhales a quiet permanence under the wide, humid skies of Claiborne Parish. It lies 43.7 miles east-north-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north-east of Minden. Rolling hills, softened by the lush green of pine and hardwood forests, give way to fertile bottomlands that cradle the town. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs indiscriminately over weathered fences and along the edges of forgotten fields. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of overgrown verges and the stoic, unhurried pace of life that defines this corner of North Louisiana. The very character of Homer seems to be drawn from this gentle, yielding landscape, a place where nature's slow, persistent growth is mirrored in the lives of its inhabitants. Originally settled in the early 19th century, Homer's roots are entwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, particularly cotton and timber, industries that shaped its early economy and character. The broad, slow-moving waters of nearby rivers, though not directly within the town’s immediate embrace, have always been a subtle influence, dictating patterns of settlement and trade for generations. Today, while agriculture remains a thread in its economic fabric, the spirit of Homer is one of resilient adaptation, a community that cherishes its heritage while looking towards a future built on its own terms. The enduring presence of historic architecture, from grand antebellum homes to modest clapboard houses, speaks to a past that is not merely remembered, but actively lived within, a constant, quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday existence.
Live animated radar for Homer 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 | Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.791813°N, 93.055718°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71040 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Homer, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homer, 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 Homer includes coordinates 32.791813°N, 93.055718°W, situated in Claiborne Parish. ZIP code 71040. 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.
