Monterey, Louisiana Weather
Monterey, 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 Monterey, Concordia Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monterey.
About Monterey, Louisiana
Monterey lives where the land begins to soften, where the broad Mississippi River’s influence is felt not in roaring currents, but in the rich, dark loam that holds the memory of floods and the promise of crops. It lies 43.9 miles east-north-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 19.0 miles west-south-west of Vidalia. The air here hangs thick and sweet, especially in the late afternoon when the sun, a molten coin, sinks towards the western horizon, casting long, hazy shadows across fields of cotton and soybeans. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the few roads that wind through the landscape, their branches draped with Spanish moss like tattered lace. The quiet hum of cicadas is the dominant sound, a constant, drowsy thrum that underscores the unhurried pace of life in this corner of Concordia Parish. It’s a place where the sky seems to expand, a vast canvas of soft blues and bruised purples as day gives way to night, and the distant, lowing of cattle becomes a lullaby. Monterey’s story is written in the fertile soil, a legacy of agriculture that has sustained its people for generations. The land’s bounty, primarily cotton and soybeans, still forms the backbone of its local economy, the tractors a familiar sight against the verdant backdrop. This is a place that remembers its past, where the whispers of early settlers and the echoes of a simpler time linger in the humid air. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs, but a quiet dignity in the weathered farmhouses and the unassuming general store, places that have witnessed the ebb and flow of life in Monterey. It’s a community defined by its connection to the earth and the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated it, a quiet testament to resilience.
Live animated radar for Monterey and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Monterey, Concordia Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.449896°N, 91.718179°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70811, 71354 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monterey, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monterey, 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 Monterey includes coordinates 31.449896°N, 91.718179°W, situated in Concordia Parish. ZIP code 70811, 71354. Telephone area code: 985, 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.
