Minden, Louisiana Weather
Minden, 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 Minden, Webster Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Minden.
About Minden, Louisiana
Minden, Louisiana, unfolds across a landscape gently humped and hollowed, a place where the sun seems to linger a moment longer in the humid air before surrendering to twilight. It lies 26.8 miles east-north-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Sibley. The sky overhead is a vast, often startling blue, broken by the generous spread of live oaks and pines, their branches draped in the ethereal Spanish moss that catches the light like forgotten silver. A quiet hum pervades the air, a blend of distant lawnmowers, the occasional passing truck on the highway, and the unseen rustling of unseen creatures in the dense green undergrowth. This is a land that feels both grounded and somehow airy, where the earth breathes a slow, steady rhythm, and the scent of pine needles and damp soil is a constant companion. The history of Minden is as deeply rooted as its ancient trees, a story woven from threads of agriculture and industry, particularly its past as a significant timber and lumber center. For generations, the rich soil and abundant forests sustained its people, shaping a local economy that once pulsed with the clang of saws and the rumble of logging trains. While those days have softened into memory, echoes of that industrious spirit remain, evident in the sturdy, sometimes weathered, architecture and the enduring practicality of its residents. Minden retains a distinctive character, a place where community bonds are strong, often forged in the shared experience of a small town’s embrace, and where the simple act of a neighborly wave carries a genuine warmth, a subtle testament to a life lived in close proximity to both the land and each other.
Live animated radar for Minden 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.
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| Location | Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.615428°N, 93.286835°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71055, 71058 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minden, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minden, 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 Minden includes coordinates 32.615428°N, 93.286835°W, situated in Webster Parish. ZIP code 71055, 71058. 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.
