Sicily Island, Louisiana Weather
Sicily Island, 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 Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sicily Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sicily Island is published on the Jonesville Airport (KL32) page, 30 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 Sicily Island 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 Sicily Island: Concordia Parish Airport (K0R4) 35 km · Tensas Parish Airport (KL33) 42 km · Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field (KHEZ) 43 km · Caldwell Parish Airport (KF86) 48 km · Jena Airport (K1R1) 52 km
Conditions reported at KL32 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sicily Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sicily Island.
About Sicily Island, Louisiana
Sicily Island rises from the flatlands of Catahoula Parish like a forgotten emerald, a low-lying landmass defined by the sinuous embrace of the Ouachita River and the vast, shimmering expanse of Black Lake. It lies 53.2 miles south-south-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 149°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Wisner. Here, the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of magnolias in bloom and the damp earth, a constant reminder of the languid, verdant world that surrounds it. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel in the shallow waters, their Spanish moss beards trailing in the gentle breeze that whispers through the dense canopy of oaks and hickories. The land itself is a mosaic of bayous and sloughs, their dark waters reflecting the sky like polished obsidian, interspersed with fields of sugarcane and cotton that stretch towards the horizon, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of this place. The history of Sicily Island is as rich and layered as the alluvial soil beneath its feet, a story woven from the threads of Choctaw heritage, the arrival of French explorers, and the subsequent development of cotton plantations that shaped its early economy. The island's name itself hints at a curious transatlantic connection, though its true origins are as elusive as the fleeting sunlight that breaks through the cypress groves. For generations, life here has revolved around the rhythms of the river and the land, with fishing and farming forming the backbone of the local economy, supplemented by timber harvested from the surrounding forests. While the grand plantations have faded into memory, the quiet dignity of this place persists, a character forged in the slow, deliberate pace of life, where the most notable events are often the changing seasons and the gathering of neighbors for a shared meal under the vast, star-dusted Louisiana sky.
Live animated radar for Sicily Island 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 | Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.846551°N, 91.656235°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71368 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sicily Island, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sicily Island, 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 Sicily Island includes coordinates 31.846551°N, 91.656235°W, situated in Catahoula Parish. ZIP code 71368. 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.
