Wallace Ridge, Louisiana Weather
Wallace Ridge, 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 Wallace Ridge, Catahoula Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wallace Ridge. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wallace Ridge is published on the Jonesville Airport (KL32) page, 10 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 Wallace Ridge 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 Wallace Ridge: Jena Airport (K1R1) 32 km · Concordia Parish Airport (K0R4) 34 km · Caldwell Parish Airport (KF86) 51 km · Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field (KHEZ) 51 km · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) 56 km
Conditions reported at KL32 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wallace Ridge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wallace Ridge.
About Wallace Ridge, Louisiana
Wallace Ridge rises from the lowlands, a subtle swell of earth against the vast, humid canvas of Catahoula Parish. It lies 45.6 miles north-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north of Jonesville. Here, the land breathes a slow, green exhalation, a place where the air itself seems weighted with the scent of pine needles and the damp promise of distant bayous. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the knuckles of old storytellers, cast broad, shifting shadows that pool and dissipate with the sun’s languid progress across the sky. The terrain, a patchwork of sandy loam and richer, darker soil, nurtures a tenacious flora, where hardy scrub brush vies for space with the delicate, ephemeral bloom of wildflowers that erupt after a summer rain. The very character of Wallace Ridge is one of quiet endurance, a landscape that has weathered seasons of sun and storm with a stoic grace, its contours shaped by the patient hand of nature. The history of Wallace Ridge is as deeply rooted as the cypress trees that guard its waterways, a story interwoven with the agricultural pulse of this region. For generations, the soil here has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and timber, forming the backbone of its local economy. The persistent hum of chainsaws, though less frequent now, still echoes in the memory of this place, a testament to its past as a significant logging center. The waterways, meandering arteries of commerce and sustenance, once facilitated the transport of goods, connecting Wallace Ridge to the larger world. While the grand plantations are largely relics of a bygone era, the spirit of self-reliance and close-knit community remains, a distinctive character fostered by the shared experiences of life in this particular corner of Louisiana, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of days.
Live animated radar for Wallace Ridge 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 | Wallace Ridge, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.709613°N, 91.827351°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71343 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wallace Ridge, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wallace Ridge, 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 Wallace Ridge includes coordinates 31.709613°N, 91.827351°W, situated in Catahoula Parish. ZIP code 71343. 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.
