Powhatan, Louisiana Weather
Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, Natchitoches Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Powhatan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Powhatan is published on the Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Powhatan 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 Powhatan: Hart Airport (K3R4) 45 km · David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 52 km · Jonesboro Airport (KF88) 57 km · C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (K3F3) 58 km
Conditions reported at KIER describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Powhatan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Powhatan.
About Powhatan, Louisiana
Powhatan rests where the gentle, rolling terrain of Natchitoches Parish begins to soften, a place where the air, particularly after a summer rain, carries the rich scent of damp earth and pine needles. It lies 54.2 miles south-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-south-west of Campti. The landscape here is a quiet study in greens and browns, a mosaic of cultivated fields giving way to stands of mature timber, their branches often draped with the pale Spanish moss that lends a spectral elegance to the Louisiana afternoons. Sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, painting fleeting gold on the dusty roads that wind between homesteads, each with its own well-tended yard and a porch that invites a pause. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the occasional call of a bird, a testament to a life lived in rhythm with the land. This corner of Natchitoches Parish holds echoes of its past, a history intertwined with the fertile soil and the slow, deliberate flow of nearby waterways. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Powhatan, with cotton and cattle shaping the economic and social fabric of the area, leaving behind a legacy of hard work and resilience. The local economy, while perhaps not as robust as in years past, still draws strength from the enduring connection to the land, with small farms and ranches continuing to define its character. The distinctive feel of Powhatan is one of enduring simplicity, a place where the passage of time feels measured not by clocks, but by the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Powhatan 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 | Powhatan, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.87294°N, 93.201279°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71457, 71066 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powhatan, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powhatan, 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 Powhatan includes coordinates 31.872940°N, 93.201279°W, situated in Natchitoches Parish. ZIP code 71457, 71066. 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. 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.
