Ridgecrest, Louisiana Weather
Ridgecrest, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Ridgecrest, Ouachita Parish.
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About Ridgecrest, Louisiana
Ridgecrest lies where the land begins to softly swell, a gentle rise before the deeper embrace of the Ouachita River basin. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 237°T), and is situated 3.1 miles south of Claiborne. Here, tall pines claw at a sky frequently bruised with the coming of afternoon storms, their needles a constant whisper against the warm, humid air. The roads, paved and unpaved, coil through stands of oak and hickory, their surfaces often dappled with the shifting patterns of sunlight filtering through the dense canopy. Small homes, many with wide porches and screened doors that flap in the breeze, dot the landscape, each a small island of human habitation in a sea of green. The very earth feels alive, damp and rich, breathing out the scent of pine resin and fertile soil after a rain. The history of this place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. For generations, the economy of Ridgecrest has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the surrounding forests and the fertile ground. Timber has long been a significant industry, the scent of sawmills sometimes drifting on the breeze, a testament to the enduring relationship between the community and its arboreal wealth. While the precise origins of settlement are lost to the slow march of time, the spirit of self-reliance and neighborly connection remains a palpable force. The local traditions here are not flamboyant spectacles, but rather the quiet hum of everyday life: the shared laughter at the general store, the watchful eyes of the elders, the simple pleasure found in the slow unfurling of a summer evening, where fireflies begin their silent, blinking conversation.
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| Location | Ridgecrest, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.47209°N, 92.18597°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71292, 71334 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgecrest, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgecrest, Louisiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Ridgecrest includes coordinates 32.472090°N, 92.185970°W, situated in Ouachita Parish. ZIP code 71292, 71334. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
