Leesville, Louisiana Weather
Leesville, 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 Leesville, Vernon Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Leesville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Leesville is published on the Polk Army Air Field (KPOE) page, 13 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. 4 airfields within reach of Leesville 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 Leesville: Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 36 km · Hart Airport (K3R4) 50 km · Newton Municipal Airport (K61R) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPOE describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leesville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leesville.
About Leesville, Louisiana
Leesville rests in the piney woods of western Louisiana, a landscape characterized by gently rolling terrain carpeted in dense forests of loblolly and shortleaf pine, interspersed with scattered hardwoods like oak and hickory. It lies 49.6 miles west-south-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Fort Polk South. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the resinous scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a fragrance that mingles with the earthy aroma of damp soil after a rain shower. In the twilight hours, the western sky often bleeds into hues of bruised plum and fading rose, casting long, softening shadows across the sandy roads and modest homes that dot the periphery of the town. The land itself, a sandy loam, supports a hardy, practical beauty, where the wildness of the forest presses close to cultivated fields, and the quiet murmur of unseen creeks promises cool, shaded refuge. Leesville's story is deeply intertwined with the timber industry that once thrived here, its economy historically shaped by the extraction and processing of the abundant pine. This legacy is still visible in the weathered barns and sawmills that stand as quiet reminders of a more industrious past, even as the local economy has diversified to include military presence and a growing service sector. The nearby Fort Polk military installation casts a significant influence, bringing a transient population and a dynamic energy to the area, a contrast to the more settled, enduring character of the long-time residents. While not a place of grand historical monuments, Leesville offers a genuine glimpse into the resilient spirit of rural Louisiana, a place where the rhythm of everyday life is still largely dictated by the seasons and the quiet, persistent pulse of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Leesville 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 | Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.143519°N, 93.260998°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71446, 71496 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leesville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leesville, 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 Leesville includes coordinates 31.143519°N, 93.260998°W, situated in Vernon Parish. ZIP code 71446, 71496. 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.
