Rio, Louisiana Weather
Rio, 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 Rio, Washington Parish.
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About Rio, Louisiana
Rio, Louisiana, exhales a humid breath across its low-lying terrain, where stands of pine and oak, draped with Spanish moss, wrestle for dominance with encroaching palmettos. It lies 25.4 miles north-north-east of Mandeville, LA (from Mandeville, LA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-west of Bogalusa. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming honeysuckle, hums with the unseen industry of insects. Drainage ditches, choked with vibrant green growth, snake through the landscape, hinting at the watery world that shapes this part of Washington Parish. The land itself seems to absorb the heavy, golden light of late afternoon, turning the shadows into deep, velvety pools. This particular corner of the parish, once part of a vast pine forest that fueled the early timber industry, carries the echoes of that past in its very bones. While lumber mills have long since faded into memory, the enduring spirit of self-reliance persists, a quiet defiance against the slow march of time. The local economy, though modest, finds its footing in agriculture, with small farms coaxing crops from the rich, alluvial soil, and a scattering of businesses catering to the needs of its residents. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the generations who have called Rio home have learned to live in harmony with the land's generous, yet demanding, nature.
Live animated radar for Rio and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Rio, Washington Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.692966°N, 89.890074°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70427 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rio, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rio, 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 Rio includes coordinates 30.692966°N, 89.890074°W, situated in Washington Parish. ZIP code 70427. 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. 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.
