Lucky, Louisiana Weather
Lucky, 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 Lucky, Bienville Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lucky. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lucky is published on the Jonesboro Airport (KF88) page, 26 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 Lucky 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 Lucky: Arcadia Bienville Parish Airport (K5F0) 31 km · David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 45 km · Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN) 48 km · Minden Airport (KMNE) 52 km · Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) 59 km
Conditions reported at KF88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lucky specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lucky.
About Lucky, Louisiana
Lucky rests in a landscape that is mostly flat, punctuated by the gentle rise and fall of piney woods and the occasional, deeper shadow of a hardwood bottom. It lies 46.5 miles east-south-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west of Jonesboro. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a quiet perfume that clings to everything. Creeks, some barely more than a whisper of water over smooth stones and others a more determined flow, carve their way through the terrain, their banks thick with ferns and the tenacious roots of water oaks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stillness. The very character of Lucky is one of patient endurance, of land that has seen seasons turn and generations pass without much fanfare. The history of Lucky is tied to the timber industry and the agricultural rhythms of north Louisiana. For decades, the hum of chainsaws and the rumble of logging trucks were the dominant sounds, shaping the economy and the lives of its inhabitants. While large-scale timber operations have evolved, the legacy remains in the well-worn paths and the deep knowledge of the woods that still resides in the community. Small farms dot the surrounding countryside, producing crops that have sustained families for generations, and the pace of life here is measured by the sun and the seasons, a deliberate counterpoint to the hurried world elsewhere. There are no grand monuments in Lucky, but the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring presence of the natural world imbue the place with its own unique, understated significance.
Live animated radar for Lucky 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 | Lucky, Bienville Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.255157°N, 92.996827°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71008 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lucky, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lucky, 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 Lucky includes coordinates 32.255157°N, 92.996827°W, situated in Bienville Parish. ZIP code 71008. 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.
