Cankton, Louisiana Weather
Cankton, 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 Cankton, St. Landry Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cankton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cankton is published on the Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) page, 20 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 Cankton 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 Cankton: St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 24 km · Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) 41 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 41 km · Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 41 km · Jennings Airport (K3R7) 55 km
Conditions reported at KLFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cankton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cankton.
About Cankton, Louisiana
Cankton lies low and long beneath a sky that often seems to hold its breath, a quiet expanse of Louisiana prairie where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and distant, blooming honeysuckle. It lies 10.0 miles north-north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-north-west of Carencro. The landscape here is a subtle affair, a gentle flattening of the world that allows the horizon to stretch with an almost wistful generosity, broken only by the occasional stand of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their gnarled limbs reaching like ancient storytellers. Water, in the form of sluggish bayous and diligent drainage canals, threads through the land, reflecting the immense, pale blue of the daytime sky and later, the bruised purples and oranges of a sunset that bleeds across the western edge of the parish. The houses, often painted in shades of white or pale blue, seem to sink into the soft, green embrace of their surroundings, their wide porches offering a silent invitation to linger and watch the slow procession of clouds. The history of Cankton is written in the slow seep of water and the deep, dark soil, a legacy tied intrinsically to the cultivation of rice and sugarcane that has long defined this corner of Acadiana. For generations, the rhythm of planting and harvest has dictated the pace of life, a cycle that fostered a strong sense of community and a deep respect for the land's bounty. While modern agriculture has brought its own evolutions, the echoes of a simpler, more agrarian past remain palpable, evident in the weathered barns and the quiet pride in local traditions. The economy of Cankton, while diversified, still carries the scent of the fields, with many families maintaining ties to the agricultural roots that first drew settlers to this fertile ground, creating a unique character that is both resilient and deeply rooted.
Live animated radar for Cankton 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 | Cankton, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.346033°N, 92.109567°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70584 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cankton, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cankton, 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 Cankton includes coordinates 30.346033°N, 92.109567°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70584. 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.
