Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Weather
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About Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Breaux Bridge rises from the humid embrace of the Atchafalaya Basin, a place where the air itself seems to hum with the drone of cicadas and the scent of damp earth. It lies 8.0 miles east-north-east of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-east of Broussard. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel along the languid Teche, their Spanish moss beards trailing in the slow current. The landscape here is a tapestry of rich, dark soil, crisscrossed by bayous and dotted with fields of sugarcane, their emerald stalks a vibrant contrast to the hazy, pearl-grey sky that often hangs overhead. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, buttery shafts, illuminating the iridescent shimmer of dragonfly wings and the silent, watchful gaze of an egret on the water's edge. The character of Breaux Bridge is that of a place that has learned to live in easy harmony with its watery surroundings, its streets often mirroring the gentle, unhurried flow of the bayou. The history of Breaux Bridge is as intertwined with the waterways as the cypress roots themselves, its founding and growth shaped by the ebb and flow of the bayou and the industries it supported. Settled by Acadian exiles, the town retains a strong French heritage, evident in its music, its food, and the very lilt of its people's voices. The local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land and water, with sugarcane farming and crawfish cultivation forming the backbone of its sustenance. The iconic Breaux Bridge, a landmark that gave the town its name, still spans the Teche, a silent witness to generations of commerce and community. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the river, a place where the distinctive strains of Cajun music can still be heard spilling from open doorways, a testament to a culture that has weathered time and tide.
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| Location | Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.273532°N, 91.899284°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70517 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Breaux Bridge includes coordinates 30.273532°N, 91.899284°W, situated in St. Martin Parish. ZIP code 70517. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
