Red Chute, Louisiana Weather
Red Chute, 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 Red Chute, Bossier Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Red Chute. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Red Chute is published on the Barksdale Air Force Base (KBAD) page, 8 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 Red Chute 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 Red Chute: Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN) 12 km · Shreveport Regional Airport (KSHV) 23 km · Minden Airport (KMNE) 31 km · Vivian Airport (K3F4) 50 km · Springhill Airport (KSPH) 51 km
Conditions reported at KBAD describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Chute specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Chute.
About Red Chute, Louisiana
Red Chute unfolds under a sky that often holds a humid, painterly quality, especially as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting a warm, honeyed glow across the landscape. It lies 7.5 miles east-north-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Shreveport. The terrain here is a gentle, almost imperceptible undulation, where the rich, dark earth, stained with iron, hints at the fertile ground that has sustained generations. Dense stands of pine and oak, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the open fields, providing a verdant contrast to the wide, blue expanse above. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp soil, a subtle perfume that clings to the senses, promising a quiet permanence. The history of Red Chute is intrinsically tied to the waterways that once served as its arteries and the abundant resources the land offered. Early settlers were drawn to the fertile soil, establishing farms that became the bedrock of the local economy, a tradition that, while evolved, still echoes in the agricultural pulse of the region. The very name, Red Chute, evokes images of the ruddy, earth-laden waters that flowed through here, a testament to the mineral-rich soil that defines this part of Bossier Parish. While industry has shifted over the decades, the enduring spirit of Red Chute remains, a quiet resilience etched into the very character of its people, who find beauty in the enduring cycles of nature and the simple dignity of hard work.
Live animated radar for Red Chute 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 | Red Chute, Bossier Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.555984°N, 93.613232°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71037 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Chute, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Chute, 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 Red Chute includes coordinates 32.555984°N, 93.613232°W, situated in Bossier Parish. ZIP code 71037. 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.
