Lakeview, Louisiana Weather
Lakeview, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lakeview, Natchitoches Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakeview.
About Lakeview, Louisiana
Lakeview rests where the low, rolling hills of Natchitoches Parish begin to soften, giving way to the wide, shimmering expanse of the water for which it is named. It lies 35.2 miles west-north-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-south-west of Montgomery. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, stand sentinel along the muddy banks, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like spectral beards in the humid breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and blooming honeysuckle, a perfume that clings to everything, even the weathered clapboard of the houses that dot the landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, casts a dappled, golden light that seems to slow time, making the languid drift of a distant fishing boat feel like the only movement in the world. This quiet corner of Louisiana has long been shaped by the water, its history intertwined with the ebb and flow of the nearby Red River, though Lakeview itself draws its sustenance and character from the placid lake. For generations, fishing and small-scale farming have been the lifeblood of Lakeview, with families tending their gardens and casting nets in the same time-honored ways. The economy, like the slow-moving waters, possesses a gentle, unhurried rhythm, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a truck hauling timber from the surrounding pine forests. It is a place where stories are passed down like heirlooms, tales of floods and bountiful harvests, of hardy souls who found their peace and purpose in the rich, fertile soil and the endless, reflecting surface of the lake.
Live animated radar for Lakeview and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Lakeview, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.578502°N, 92.952659°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71452, 70124, 71107 |
| Area Code | 504, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakeview, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeview, Louisiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Lakeview includes coordinates 31.578502°N, 92.952659°W, situated in Natchitoches Parish. ZIP code 71452, 70124, 71107. Telephone area code: 504, 318. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
