Simpson, Louisiana Weather
Simpson, 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 Simpson, Vernon Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Simpson. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Simpson is published on the Polk Army Air Field (KPOE) page, 28 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 Simpson 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 Simpson: Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) 45 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 51 km · Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) 55 km · Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI) 56 km · Hart Airport (K3R4) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPOE describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Simpson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Simpson.
About Simpson, Louisiana
Simpson exhales the humid breath of the Louisiana piney woods, a place where the air itself seems to carry the faint, sweet scent of resin and damp earth. It lies 34.0 miles west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north-east of Fort Polk South. The landscape here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of dense forests, primarily the towering longleaf pines that cast long, cool shadows even at midday, interspersed with hardwood stands of oak and hickory that offer a richer, darker green. Small creeks, their waters often the color of weak tea from tannins leached from fallen leaves, meander through the undergrowth, their banks lined with ferns and the occasional splash of vibrant wildflowers. The sky above, when glimpsed through the canopy, is a vast, pale blue, often softened by a haze that hints at the approaching afternoon warmth, and the quietude is broken only by the chirping of unseen birds and the rustle of small creatures in the fallen needles. The history of Simpson is intimately tied to the bounty of its forests, a past echoed in the quiet hum of the local economy that still relies on timber and related industries, though agriculture, particularly cattle ranching, has long held its own sway. For generations, this locality has been a place where life moves at a rhythm dictated more by the seasons than by the clock, a spirit that endures in the friendly waves exchanged between neighbors and the enduring sense of shared heritage. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of the ancient pines and the fertile soil speaks of a resilience and connection to the land that defines Simpson, a quiet endurance against the passage of years.
Live animated radar for Simpson 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 | Simpson, Vernon Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.245736°N, 93.015436°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71474 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Simpson, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Simpson, 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 Simpson includes coordinates 31.245736°N, 93.015436°W, situated in Vernon Parish. ZIP code 71474. 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.
