Ventress, Louisiana Weather
Ventress, 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 Ventress, Pointe Coupee Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ventress. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ventress is published on the False River Regional Airport (KHZR) page, 8 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. 2 airfields within reach of Ventress 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 Ventress: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) 30 km
Conditions reported at KHZR describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ventress specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ventress.
About Ventress, Louisiana
Ventress lies low and wide, a scattering of homes and businesses spread across the fertile alluvial plain where the great Mississippi River once held sway. It lies 22.0 miles north-west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-east of New Roads. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening sugarcane, a constant reminder of the land's generous, if sometimes demanding, nature. Fields of emerald green stretch to a horizon that feels both near and impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional stand of live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient, weary sentinels. The light, particularly as afternoon deepens, casts long, languid shadows that pool and stretch across the flat terrain, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, almost somber beauty. The history of Ventress is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers, primarily drawn to the cultivation of cotton and sugarcane. This agricultural heritage forms the bedrock of the local economy, with the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. While modernization has brought its changes, the echoes of the past remain, whispering through the weathered barns and the occasional antebellum structure that hints at a more opulent era. The community's character is one of quiet resilience, a deep connection to the land, and a neighborly spirit that thrives in the shared experiences of the rural South.
Live animated radar for Ventress 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 | Ventress, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.681852°N, 91.408168°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70783 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ventress, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ventress, 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 Ventress includes coordinates 30.681852°N, 91.408168°W, situated in Pointe Coupee Parish. ZIP code 70783. 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. 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.
