Broussard, Louisiana Weather
Broussard, 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 Broussard, Lafayette Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Broussard. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Broussard is published on the Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) page, 7 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 Broussard 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 Broussard: Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) 14 km · Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 22 km · Le Maire Memorial Airport (K2R1) 40 km · St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 48 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Broussard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Broussard.
About Broussard, Louisiana
Broussard breathes a humid, verdant air, a testament to its position in the heart of Acadiana’s rich alluvial plain. It lies 6.4 miles south-south-east of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-north-east of Youngsville. Here, the landscape unfolds in a gentle, almost imperceptible undulation, where the flat expanse of cultivated fields, shimmering under a sun that often hangs hazy and warm, meets the darker, more mysterious green of cypress-tupelo swamps that lie just beyond the cultivated edges. The sky, a vast canvas of ever-shifting blues and bruised purples, seems to press down on the low-lying land, imbuing it with a peculiar, luminous quality, especially as the day’s fervent heat begins to yield to the cooler embrace of evening. The scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms drifts on the languid breeze, a constant, fragrant reminder of the fertile ground that supports this corner of Louisiana. The story of Broussard is one of resilience and adaptation, deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of its founders, many of whom arrived from Canada seeking new lives. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded bountiful harvests, with sugarcane and rice forming the backbone of the local economy, their broad fields a recurring motif across the parish. This enduring connection to the land is palpable in the unhurried rhythm of daily life, where the familiar hum of tractors often punctuates the quietude. While the scent of freshly cut cane might drift on the air during harvest season, it is the subtle, persistent presence of the waterways, the bayous and canals that snake through the terrain, that truly define Broussard, serving as both vital arteries for commerce and veins of natural beauty, reflecting the sky in their dark, still surfaces.
Live animated radar for Broussard 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 | Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.147146°N, 91.961231°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71362, 70518 |
| Area Code | 318, 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Broussard, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broussard, 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 Broussard includes coordinates 30.147146°N, 91.961231°W, situated in Lafayette Parish. ZIP code 71362, 70518. Telephone area code: 318, 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.
