Wallace, Louisiana Weather
Wallace, 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, St. John the Baptist Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wallace. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wallace is published on the Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Wallace 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: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 30 km · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 39 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 53 km · Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 58 km
Conditions reported at KAPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wallace specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wallace.
About Wallace, Louisiana
Wallace lies quiet beneath the vast Louisiana sky, a place where the air hangs thick with humidity and the scent of damp earth. It lies 11.3 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west of Reserve. The landscape here is a study in verdant, low-lying plains, crisscrossed by the slow, deliberate currents of bayous and drainage canals, their edges softened by dense stands of cypress and live oak draped in Spanish moss, like ancient, contemplative figures. Fields of sugarcane, a deep, glossy green, stretch towards horizons that seem to melt into the hazy, southern light, punctuated by the occasional gleam of corrugated metal roofs and the skeletal silhouettes of derricks. The very stillness of Wallace speaks of a deep connection to the water, a patient yielding to the rhythms of the seasons and the subtle shifting of the land. The history of Wallace is inextricably tied to the agricultural bounty of the Mississippi River Delta, a legacy etched into the fertile soil that has sustained generations. For much of its existence, the local economy has been shaped by the cultivation of sugar, a demanding crop that has shaped the lives and labor of its people. The echoes of this past can still be felt in the architecture, in the enduring traditions, and in the quiet pride of a community that understands the deep, often unyielding, relationship between people and the land. While the sugar industry remains a vital thread, the modern economy of Wallace also acknowledges the broader currents of commerce and industry that flow through this part of the parish, yet the heart of Wallace continues to beat with a tempo set by the sun and the rain.
Live animated radar for Wallace 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, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.043258°N, 90.667312°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71063, 70090 |
| Area Code | 318, 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wallace, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wallace, 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 includes coordinates 30.043258°N, 90.667312°W, situated in St. John the Baptist Parish. ZIP code 71063, 70090. Telephone area code: 318, 504. 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.
