Vienna Bend, Louisiana Weather
Vienna Bend, 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 Vienna Bend, Natchitoches Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vienna Bend. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vienna Bend is published on the Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) page, 6 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 Vienna Bend 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 Vienna Bend: David G Joyce Airport (K0R5) 44 km · Hart Airport (K3R4) 47 km · Jonesboro Airport (KF88) 60 km
Conditions reported at KIER describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vienna Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vienna Bend.
About Vienna Bend, Louisiana
Vienna Bend rests in a landscape shaped by the patient, persistent flow of water. It lies 45.6 miles north-west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 3.3 miles south-east of Natchitoches. The land here, a soft, fertile loam, slopes gently towards the Red River, its banks fringed with a dense, verdant growth of cypress and oak, their branches often draped with Spanish moss that hangs like forgotten lace. The air itself carries a humid, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, blooming wildflowers, and the distant, sweet scent of ripening cotton. Sunlight filters through the thick canopy in shifting patterns, painting the shadowed undergrowth with ephemeral gold. It is a place where the quiet hum of insects and the rustle of unseen creatures are the prevailing sounds, a gentle counterpoint to the slow, inexorable movement of the river. This bend in the Red River has witnessed the passage of time, its history interwoven with the cycles of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the rich alluvial soil has sustained cotton and timber, the lifeblood of Vienna Bend's economy, though the echoes of those industries are now softer, more whispered than shouted. The river, once a vital artery for commerce, now carries a more languid rhythm, its presence a constant reminder of the forces that shaped this particular stretch of Louisiana. Local traditions, passed down through families, speak of a deep connection to the land and the water, a quiet resilience forged in the face of nature’s caprices and the changing tides of fortune.
Live animated radar for Vienna Bend 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 | Vienna Bend, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.732387°N, 93.040996°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71457 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vienna Bend, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vienna Bend, 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 Vienna Bend includes coordinates 31.732387°N, 93.040996°W, situated in Natchitoches Parish. ZIP code 71457. 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.
