Provencal, Louisiana Weather
Provencal, 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 Provencal, Natchitoches Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Provencal. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Provencal is published on the Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) page, 13 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. 2 airfields within reach of Provencal 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 Provencal: Hart Airport (K3R4) 30 km
Conditions reported at KIER describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Provencal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Provencal.
About Provencal, Louisiana
Provencal rests in a landscape of gently rolling hills, where stands of pine and oak trees punctuate the horizon, their shadows stretching long across fields of dormant crops and pastureland. It lies 50.5 miles west-north-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 298°T), and is situated 10.1 miles south-west of Natchitoches. The air here carries a soft, humid warmth, especially in the late afternoons, and the sky, when clear, often holds a pale, washed-out blue that can deepen to a bruised violet as evening approaches. The terrain, though not dramatic, possesses a quiet resilience, marked by the slow, winding paths of bayous and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant, still pond. Even in stillness, there's a sense of life breathing beneath the surface, a subtle hum of cicadas and the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The story of Provencal is tied to the fertile soil and the waterways that have long sustained its people. Historically, this corner of Natchitoches Parish thrived on agriculture, with cotton and later timber forming the backbone of its economy. The very character of Provencal is shaped by these enduring industries, a place where the rhythm of planting and harvest, of felling and milling, still resonates in the lives of its residents. While modern conveniences have arrived, the land itself remains the primary narrator, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the persistence of family farms and the quiet pride of a community that knows the value of hard work and the enduring strength of its roots.
Live animated radar for Provencal 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 | Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.652946°N, 93.202112°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71468 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Provencal, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Provencal, 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 Provencal includes coordinates 31.652946°N, 93.202112°W, situated in Natchitoches Parish. ZIP code 71468. 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.
