Midway, 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 Midway, LaSalle Parish.
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Midway lies in the gentle, rolling heart of LaSalle Parish, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 31.5 miles north-north-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 1.3 miles west-north-west of Jena. Here, beneath a wide Louisiana sky that often blazes with an almost defiant cerulean, the landscape unfolds in a tapestry of pine forests and fertile bottomlands, bisected by the meandering, silver threads of the Little River. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries the sweet, damp perfume of loamy earth and the faint, woodsy scent of distant pines, a fragrance that clings to the humid breeze. Even the stillness here feels alive, punctuated by the drone of cicadas and the occasional rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth, a quiet symphony of the natural world. The story of Midway is one of enduring connection to the land, a narrative etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent hum of agricultural life and the memory of logging that once defined its economy. Generations have worked the rich soil, coaxing cotton, corn, and soybeans from its depths, their efforts a quiet testament to the parish's agrarian roots. The Little River, a vital artery for much of its history, once carried rafts of timber downstream, a testament to the vast pine forests that cloaked this region. Today, while the landscape retains its verdant charm, the economy has diversified, a subtle shift that speaks of resilience and adaptation, allowing Midway to maintain its distinctive character as a place where time, though it marches on, does so with a deliberate and unhurried grace.
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| Location | Midway, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.692116°N, 92.152356°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70538, 71006, 71071, 71342 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midway, 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 Midway includes coordinates 31.692116°N, 92.152356°W, situated in LaSalle Parish. ZIP code 70538, 71006, 71071, 71342. 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.