Welsh, Louisiana Weather
Welsh, 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 Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Welsh. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Welsh is published on the Jennings Airport (K3R7) page, 14 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 Welsh 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 Welsh: Chennault International Airport (KCWF) 31 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 34 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 40 km · Southland Field (KUXL) 54 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 59 km
Conditions reported at K3R7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Welsh specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Welsh.
About Welsh, Louisiana
Welsh rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh, a flat expanse softened by the humid breath of the Gulf Coast. It lies 23.6 miles east of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 88°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Jennings. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, casting long, bruised shadows across sugarcane fields and the occasional cluster of live oaks draped in Spanish moss. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, hangs heavy and still, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the sudden, sharp cry of a heron taking flight from a watery ditch. This is a place where the horizon feels infinite, a gentle curve of green and gold stretching towards a sky that promises both relentless sun and the sudden, dramatic fury of a summer storm. The history of Welsh is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the dreams of those who sought to cultivate it. Originally settled by Welsh immigrants, the town’s identity carries echoes of its founding, a testament to resilience and hard work. The local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with sugarcane, rice, and cattle forming the backbone of its prosperity, each harvest a cyclical rhythm dictating the pace of life. The distinctive charm of Welsh lies in its unpretentious character, a place where the past is not a relic but a living presence in the weathered barns and the stories shared on front porches. A quiet pride emanates from its residents, a deep connection to the land and the traditions that have shaped this corner of Louisiana.
Live animated radar for Welsh 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 | Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.23604°N, 92.822645°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70591 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Welsh, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Welsh, 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 Welsh includes coordinates 30.236040°N, 92.822645°W, situated in Jefferson Davis Parish. ZIP code 70591. 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.
