Stanley, Louisiana Weather
Stanley, 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 Stanley, De Soto Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stanley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stanley is published on the C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (K3F3) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Stanley 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 Stanley: Center Municipal Airport (KF17) 28 km · San Augustine County Airport (K78R) 54 km · Shreveport Regional Airport (KSHV) 54 km
Conditions reported at K3F3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanley.
About Stanley, Louisiana
Stanley unfolds under a wide Louisiana sky, its landscape a gentle swell of pine-studded fields and the occasional, stoic oak. It lies 39.6 miles south-south-west of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 194°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east of Logansport. The air here carries the humid breath of the South, a scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles that settles deep in the lungs. Long, straight roads, bordered by the emerald blur of summer foliage, draw the eye towards the horizon, where the land seems to melt into the hazy blue of distance. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in warm, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet diligence of the fields and the weathered grace of the few scattered homes. The very character of Stanley is one of patient endurance, a quiet strength found in the resilience of nature and the steady heartbeat of its people. The history of Stanley is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that grace its periphery, a testament to the agricultural spirit that has long defined this corner of De Soto Parish. For generations, the rich soil has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and timber, shaping the local economy and the lives of its inhabitants. While grand institutions are absent, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance is palpable, evident in the well-tended properties and the unhurried pace of daily life. The occasional rumble of a passing truck, laden with freshly cut lumber, serves as a reminder of the enduring industries that sustain this place, a quiet echo of the past that continues to shape the present of Stanley.
Live animated radar for Stanley 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 | Stanley, De Soto Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.961°N, 93.897965°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71052, 71049, 70648, 71032 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanley, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 31.961000°N, 93.897965°W, situated in De Soto Parish. ZIP code 71052, 71049, 70648, 71032. Telephone area code: 985, 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.
