Hornbeck, Louisiana Weather
Hornbeck, 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 Hornbeck, Vernon Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hornbeck. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hornbeck is published on the Hart Airport (K3R4) page, 26 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 Hornbeck 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 Hornbeck: Polk Army Air Field (KPOE) 37 km · Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) 54 km · Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 55 km · Pineland Municipal Airport (KT24) 56 km · Newton Municipal Airport (K61R) 59 km
Conditions reported at K3R4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hornbeck specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hornbeck.
About Hornbeck, Louisiana
Hornbeck rests quietly in Vernon Parish, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the slow, steady breath of pine forests and rolling terrain. It lies 56.3 miles west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-north-west of Anacoco. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of a Louisiana summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the sharp, clean fragrance of pine needles, a perfume that clings to everything. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in broad, hazy shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air and casting long, soft shadows across the unpaved shoulders of roads. The low, persistent hum of insects forms a constant soundtrack, punctuated by the occasional distant rumble of a truck on the highway or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The story of Hornbeck is deeply entwined with the very trees that surround it. Once a hub for logging operations, its economy was shaped by the bounty of the surrounding forests, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and the quiet industry that persists. More recently, the proximity to Fort Polk has brought a transient population, a shifting tide of service members and their families that lends a subtle dynamism to the otherwise settled character of Hornbeck. Yet, beneath this surface, the older rhythms endure, the deep roots of a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of the land. The subtle, almost imperceptible shift in light as dusk descends, turning the pine needles to a burnished gold, offers a moment of quiet beauty, a testament to the enduring appeal of this corner of Louisiana.
Live animated radar for Hornbeck 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 | Hornbeck, Vernon Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.325737°N, 93.398504°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71439 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hornbeck, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hornbeck, 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 Hornbeck includes coordinates 31.325737°N, 93.398504°W, situated in Vernon Parish. ZIP code 71439. 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.
