Mer Rouge, Louisiana Weather
Mer Rouge, 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 Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mer Rouge. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mer Rouge is published on the Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) page, 8 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 Mer Rouge 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 Mer Rouge: John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (KM79) 32 km · Kelly Airport (K9M6) 37 km · Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU) 37 km · Z M Jack Stell Field (KCRT) 46 km · Delhi Municipal Airport (K0M9) 49 km
Conditions reported at KBQP describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mer Rouge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mer Rouge.
About Mer Rouge, Louisiana
Mer Rouge lies in the gently rolling heart of Morehouse Parish, a place where the land seems to exhale a quiet, humid breath. It lies 26.4 miles north-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-north-east of Bastrop. The landscape here is a testament to the deep, fertile soils of the Mississippi Delta’s western fringe, a mosaic of emerald fields stretching towards horizons softened by the humid Louisiana air. Live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, punctuate the cultivated expanses, offering shade that pools in deep, cool pockets. As the sun begins its descent, it bleeds across the sky in hues of rose and gold, imbuing the very name of Mer Rouge – Red Water – with a palpable, almost melancholic beauty, hinting at the slow, rich rivers and bayous that thread through this verdant country. The history of Mer Rouge is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a legacy shaped by the ebb and flow of agricultural economies. For generations, cotton and, more recently, soybeans and corn have been the lifeblood of this locality, their planting and harvest dictating the rhythms of daily life. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, a perfume unique to this part of Louisiana. While grand estates are few, the sturdy, unpretentious homes of farmers and generations of families speak of resilience and a deep connection to the soil, a quiet dignity that has weathered the changing tides of industry and agriculture, leaving Mer Rouge with a character as enduring as the ancient trees that stand sentinel over its fields.
Live animated radar for Mer Rouge 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 | Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.775135°N, 91.792626°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71261 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mer Rouge, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mer Rouge, 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 Mer Rouge includes coordinates 32.775135°N, 91.792626°W, situated in Morehouse Parish. ZIP code 71261. 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.
