Walker, Louisiana Weather
Walker, 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 Walker, Livingston Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Walker. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Walker is published on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Walker 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 Walker: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 36 km · Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 43 km · Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBTR describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walker specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walker.
About Walker, Louisiana
Walker unfolds under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas of humid Louisiana air where the sun, when it deigns to break through the haze, casts a diffused, golden light over the landscape. It lies 11.4 miles east-south-east of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 114°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Denham Springs. Here, the land itself is a gentle, patient presence, a low-lying expanse of fertile soil that has weathered countless seasons, punctuated by the verdant, almost insistent growth of pine forests and the occasional glint of slow-moving bayous and creeks that thread through the terrain like veins. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, carries the distant hum of traffic and the nearer chirping of unseen insects, a constant, subtle soundtrack to the unhurried rhythm of life. The history of Walker is deeply entwined with the fertile lands it occupies, a place whose economy has long been shaped by the bounty of the soil. Once primarily agricultural, with crops like sugarcane and cotton marking the landscape, Walker has seen a transformation, its character now a blend of its rural roots and the steady growth of suburban expansion. While the grand plantations of yesteryear have largely faded into memory, the spirit of its founding families and their connection to the land persists, a quiet testament to resilience. The local economy, while diversifying, still holds echoes of its past, with a strong sense of community that values neighborly connection, a tradition carried forward in the small businesses and gathering places that dot the landscape.
Live animated radar for Walker 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 | Walker, Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.487968°N, 90.861488°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71251, 70785 |
| Area Code | 318, 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walker, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walker, 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 Walker includes coordinates 30.487968°N, 90.861488°W, situated in Livingston Parish. ZIP code 71251, 70785. Telephone area code: 318, 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.
