Cameron, Louisiana Weather
Cameron, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cameron, Cameron Parish.
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About Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana, exhales a humid, salt-kissed breath that clings to everything, a constant reminder of its intimate dance with the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 30.3 miles south-south-west of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 192°T), and is situated 13.7 miles south of Hackberry. The land here is a low, yielding expanse, where the sky stretches in an unbroken, often bruised, violet and pewter before dusk. Marsh grasses, a thousand shades of green and gold depending on the light and season, sway in an unending, silent conversation with the wind, their roots anchoring a landscape that feels perpetually on the verge of being claimed by the water. Canals, like dark, serpentine veins, crisscross the terrain, reflecting the immense sky and carrying the silent passage of small boats, their wakes rippling the mirrored surface. The air itself is thick with the scent of brine and the earthy perfume of decaying vegetation, a potent, primordial essence that permeates the very being of Cameron. This is a place where the history of resilience is etched not in stone, but in the very fabric of its existence, a testament to survival against the relentless power of hurricanes and the slow, inexorable creep of the sea. Cameron's economy has long been tied to the bounty of its waters, with shrimping and fishing forming the backbone of its livelihood, a tradition passed down through generations like a precious, weathered chart. The echoes of oil and gas exploration also whisper through the region, leaving their mark on the industrial landscape and the lives of its people. Small, weathered homes, often raised on stilts, stand as defiant sentinels against the tides, their paint faded by the sun and salt spray, each one a story of endurance and adaptation. The rhythm of life in Cameron is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a slower, more deliberate pace than the hurried world beyond its marshes, a quiet understanding of nature’s unyielding strength.
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| Location | Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.797721°N, 93.325154°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70631 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cameron, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cameron, 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 Cameron includes coordinates 29.797721°N, 93.325154°W, situated in Cameron Parish. ZIP code 70631. 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.
