Ida, Louisiana Weather
Ida, 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 Ida, Caddo Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ida. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ida is published on the Vivian Airport (K3F4) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Ida 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 Ida: Hall Miller Municipal Airport (KATA) 30 km · Springhill Airport (KSPH) 45 km · Cypress River Airport (K24F) 48 km · Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (KTXK) 51 km · Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN) 54 km
Conditions reported at K3F4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ida specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ida.
About Ida, Louisiana
Ida lies in the low, rolling terrain of Caddo Parish, where the land slopes gently toward the slow, meandering waterways that define this part of Louisiana. It lies 30.4 miles south-south-east of Texarkana, TX (from Texarkana, TX: bearing 163°T), and is situated 17.3 miles east-south-east of Atlanta. The air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, often carries the hum of unseen insects and the distant, muffled roar of trucks on unseen highways. Fields of cotton and soybeans stretch out under a sky that can shift from a brassy glare at midday to a bruised, watercolor wash of purples and oranges as evening settles. Mature oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel over the scattered homes and barns that dot the landscape, their shadows lengthening like weary travelers across the dusty roads. The history of Ida is inextricably tied to the rich soil and the agricultural traditions of the Red River Valley. For generations, cotton was king, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green fields, and the echoes of that past still linger in the quiet persistence of farming. While the economy has diversified, the land remains central, its bounty supporting a way of life that moves with a measured, unhurried cadence. The nearest significant waterways, tributaries of the Red River, have long served as arteries for commerce and connection, their presence shaping the settlement patterns and the very character of the people who call Ida home. This is a place where the past is not a relic, but a palpable presence, felt in the worn wood of old fences and the enduring spirit of the community.
Live animated radar for Ida 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 | Ida, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 33.004301°N, 93.894901°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71044 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ida, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ida, 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 Ida includes coordinates 33.004301°N, 93.894901°W, situated in Caddo Parish. ZIP code 71044. 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.
