Zachary, Louisiana Weather
Zachary, 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 Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Zachary. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Zachary is published on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) page, 13 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. 3 airfields within reach of Zachary 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 Zachary: False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 32 km · Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBTR describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zachary specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zachary.
About Zachary, Louisiana
Zachary, Louisiana, unfolds under a wide, humid sky, its landscape a gentle swell of verdant earth giving way to the broader, flatter plains characteristic of the Mississippi River's influence. It lies 9.6 miles north-west of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north of Baker. Towering oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, guard the entrances to neighborhoods where manicured lawns meet the wilder edges of bayous and sluggish creeks. The air itself often carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a constant, subtle perfume that clings to the skin and the memory. Here, the sun, when it breaks through the often-heavy clouds, possesses a diffused, golden quality, softening the edges of the ubiquitous pine trees and casting long, languid shadows across driveways. The story of Zachary is intrinsically tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this fertile delta region. Once primarily known for its cotton and sugarcane plantations, the economic pulse of Zachary has diversified, embracing a growing commercial sector and serving as a bedroom community for the larger metropolitan area to the south. Yet, echoes of its past remain, visible in the stately, if sometimes weathered, plantation homes that still dot the surrounding countryside, whispering of generations who worked this land. Local traditions, like the emphasis on community gatherings and the vibrant, often boisterous, high school football rivalries, speak to a deep-seated pride in place. The pace of life here, while not entirely removed from the modern world, retains a certain unhurried grace, a willingness to pause and let the day unfold at its own Southern rhythm.
Live animated radar for Zachary 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 | Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.648519°N, 91.156496°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70791 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zachary, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zachary, 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 Zachary includes coordinates 30.648519°N, 91.156496°W, situated in East Baton Rouge Parish. ZIP code 70791. 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.
