Oretta, Louisiana Weather
Oretta, 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 Oretta, Beauregard Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oretta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oretta is published on the De Quincy Industrial Airpark (K5R8) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Oretta 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 Oretta: Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 35 km · Southland Field (KUXL) 44 km · Chennault International Airport (KCWF) 45 km · Kirbyville Airport (KT12) 48 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 49 km
Conditions reported at K5R8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oretta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oretta.
About Oretta, Louisiana
Oretta unfolds with a gentle, verdant character, a place where the Louisiana sky often hangs in a luminous, hazy expanse. It lies 24.5 miles north-north-west of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north of DeQuincy. Rolling terrain, softened by the humid embrace of the South, gives way to stands of pine and hardwood, their silhouettes a deep, somber green against the pale light. The air itself carries a palpable thickness, a sweet, earthy scent mingled with the distant hint of woodsmoke, and in the quiet hours, the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth provides a subtle, persistent soundtrack. Oretta’s landscape is one of quiet persistence, where the land seems to breathe with a slow, deliberate rhythm, punctuated by the occasional flash of a cardinal or the languid drift of a dragonfly. The roots of Oretta run deep into the soil, its history intertwined with the lumber industry and the agricultural bounty of Beauregard Parish. For generations, the rich earth yielded its harvest, supporting a way of life shaped by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. Though the grand old mills are largely gone, their echoes linger in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that dot the landscape. The local economy, while modest, continues to draw sustenance from the land, with small farms and the continuing presence of forestry playing a vital role. Oretta, in its quiet way, remains a testament to the enduring allure of rural Louisiana, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather woven into the present, a gentle hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Oretta 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 | Oretta, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.526032°N, 93.437388°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70660 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oretta, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oretta, 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 Oretta includes coordinates 30.526032°N, 93.437388°W, situated in Beauregard Parish. ZIP code 70660. Telephone area code: 985. 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.
