Mer Rouge, Louisiana Weather
Mer Rouge, 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 Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
