Kinder, Louisiana Weather
Kinder, 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 Kinder, Allen Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kinder. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kinder is published on the Jennings Airport (K3R7) page, 32 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 Kinder 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 Kinder: Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 33 km · Chennault International Airport (KCWF) 42 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 50 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 54 km · De Quincy Industrial Airpark (K5R8) 60 km
Conditions reported at K3R7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kinder specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kinder.
About Kinder, Louisiana
Kinder exhales a humid, verdant breath, a place where the earth remembers a wetter past. It lies 28.2 miles north-east of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Elton. The landscape here is a low-lying expanse, softened by the persistent dampness that encourages a riot of green. Ancient oaks, draped in Spanish moss like venerable elders, stand sentry over fields that roll gently, not with dramatic hills, but with a subtle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at the sluggish flow of unseen water beneath. The air itself feels thick, carrying the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the richer, darker perfume of damp soil after a passing shower. Even in the bright midday sun, there’s a lingering coolness, a reminder of the bayous and creeks that thread through the surrounding terrain, their dark waters reflecting the dense canopy overhead. The story of Kinder is deeply intertwined with the timber that once dominated these woods, a legacy whispered in the occasional weathered barn and the names of its early settlers. For generations, the economy pulsed with the rhythm of sawmills and the hauling of logs, a robust industry that shaped the very character of the place, fostering a hardy resilience in its people. Today, while the forests still hold sway, agriculture plays a significant role, with cattle grazing on the open pastures and crops that thrive in the fertile, if often waterlogged, soil. There’s a quiet persistence to life in Kinder, a sense that the land dictates the pace, and that the past, with its reliance on nature’s bounty, still informs the present in subtle, enduring ways.
Live animated radar for Kinder 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 | Kinder, Allen Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.485479°N, 92.850703°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70648 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kinder, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kinder, 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 Kinder includes coordinates 30.485479°N, 92.850703°W, situated in Allen Parish. ZIP code 70648. 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.
