Lecompte, Louisiana Weather
Lecompte, 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 Lecompte, Rapides Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lecompte. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lecompte is published on the Woodworth Airport (K1R4) page, 10 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 Lecompte 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 Lecompte: Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 22 km · Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) 29 km · Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 32 km · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) 35 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 47 km
Conditions reported at K1R4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lecompte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lecompte.
About Lecompte, Louisiana
Lecompte lies like a quiet sigh in the gently rolling terrain of Central Louisiana. It lies 15.2 miles south of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of Woodworth. The air here, particularly in the humid embrace of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen blossoms, a constant reminder of the fertile land. Oak trees, their limbs gnarled and heavy with Spanish moss, cast long, cool shadows across the dusty roads that crisscross the landscape. Fields of soybeans stretch out, their green a vibrant contrast to the pale, weathered wood of farmhouses and the occasional glint of a tin roof. The sky above Lecompte often hangs in vast, unbroken expanses of blue, broken only by the slow drift of cumulus clouds, their undersides tinged with the pearly luminescence of impending rain. The history of Lecompte is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring pulse of its agricultural roots. For generations, the rich soil has sustained families, its bounty shaping the local economy around cotton, timber, and now, primarily, soybeans and cattle. The pace of life in Lecompte has always been dictated by the seasons, by the rhythm of planting and harvest, a tradition that imbues the everyday with a sense of quiet purpose. While the broader currents of commerce may flow elsewhere, here, a distinct character persists, a subtle resilience born from the land itself and the deep-seated connection of its people to this particular corner of Rapides Parish.
Live animated radar for Lecompte 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 | Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.094633°N, 92.400412°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71346 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lecompte, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lecompte, 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 Lecompte includes coordinates 31.094633°N, 92.400412°W, situated in Rapides Parish. ZIP code 71346. 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.
