Saline, Louisiana Weather
Saline, 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 Saline, Bienville Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Saline. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Saline is published on the Jonesboro Airport (KF88) page, 23 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 Saline 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 Saline: David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 37 km · Arcadia Bienville Parish Airport (K5F0) 41 km · Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) 49 km · Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN) 53 km
Conditions reported at KF88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saline specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Saline.
About Saline, Louisiana
Saline unfolds under a sky that often carries the humid breath of the Gulf, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the slow turning of seasons. It lies 50.5 miles east-south-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 119°T), and is situated 16.0 miles west-south-west of Jonesboro. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling expanse, a mosaic of cultivated fields and stands of pine and hardwood, the kind of landscape that suggests both patient endurance and a quiet, persistent life. Drainage ditches, like veins on a tired hand, crisscross the flatlands, carrying water from the ubiquitous clay soil towards the network of bayous and creeks that define the region's hydrology. The air, especially in the late afternoon, can hang thick and sweet with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a palpable presence that seems to cling to everything. The history of Saline is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of this corner of Louisiana, a legacy built on the fertile, if sometimes stubborn, soil. Cotton once dominated these fields, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green, but the local economy has since diversified, with timber and cattle now playing significant roles, their presence felt in the quiet rumble of trucks on secondary roads and the lowing of distant herds. The spirit of Saline is one of resilience, a quiet strength forged in generations of farming and an independence that comes from living close to the land. There's a subtle rhythm to life here, a deliberate pace that allows for contemplation of the vast, open skies and the enduring, weathered beauty of the rural South.
Live animated radar for Saline 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 | Saline, Bienville Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32.164603°N, 92.974326°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71070 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saline, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saline, 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 Saline includes coordinates 32.164603°N, 92.974326°W, situated in Bienville Parish. ZIP code 71070. 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.
