Monterey, Louisiana Weather
Monterey, 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 Monterey, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Monterey. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Monterey is published on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) page, 2 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. 3 airfields within reach of Monterey 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 Monterey: False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 39 km · Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 43 km
Conditions reported at KBTR describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monterey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monterey.
About Monterey, Louisiana
Monterey, Louisiana, unfolds with a quiet grace under the wide Mississippi sky, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-east of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-south-west of Central. The land here is a gentle flatness, punctuated by the occasional rise of a scattered homestead or a stand of live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like spectral lace. Creeks, narrow and serpentine, carve their way through the terrain, their waters the color of weak tea, carrying the slow drift of fallen leaves and the hushed secrets of the bayou country. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a warm, golden glow that seems to linger on the weathered wood of fences and the vibrant green of cultivated fields, a testament to the persistent, life-giving warmth of this southern latitude. The history of Monterey is intertwined with the fertile lands and the waterways that have shaped life here for generations. Once a part of the vast agricultural expanse of the parish, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, with cotton and sugarcane leaving their indelible mark on the landscape and the local character. While larger industries may have bypassed this particular stretch, a strong sense of self-reliance and community persists, fostered by the close-knit nature of its residents and a shared appreciation for a life lived at a more deliberate pace. The very air in Monterey seems to hum with the echoes of past seasons, of harvests brought in and stories told around crackling fires, a subtle reminder of the enduring spirit of this Louisiana locality.
Live animated radar for Monterey 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 | Monterey, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.523522°N, 91.13594°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70811, 71354 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 Monterey includes coordinates 30.523522°N, 91.135940°W, situated in East Baton Rouge 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. 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.
