Catahoula, Louisiana Weather
Catahoula, 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 Catahoula, St. Martin Parish.
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About Catahoula, Louisiana
Catahoula lies in the low country, a place where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the sweet, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the faint, metallic tang of cypress knees. It lies 16.0 miles north-north-east of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-east of St. Martinville. The landscape here is a study in water and green, vast expanses of marshland punctuated by stands of live oak draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like ancient, gnarled fingers. Bayous, slow and dark, snake their way through the terrain, reflecting the bruised twilight sky in their slick surfaces, while the occasional alligator slides silently into the murky depths. The roads are long, straight ribbons of asphalt cutting through this watery world, bordered by fields of sugarcane that stretch to the horizon, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the perpetual breeze. The history of Catahoula is as layered as the silt deposited by the Mississippi River, a story told in the weathered cypress of old farmhouses and the quiet dignity of its people. For generations, life here has been tied to the land and its bounty, with sugarcane and rice farming forming the backbone of the local economy, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the fickle generosity of the weather. Generations of families have worked these fields, their hands stained with the rich soil, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The echoes of French colonial influence can still be heard in the cadence of speech and the names of the bayous, a subtle reminder of the long and complex past that has shaped this particular corner of Acadiana.
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| Location | Catahoula, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.214643°N, 91.709002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70582 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Catahoula, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Catahoula, 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 Catahoula includes coordinates 30.214643°N, 91.709002°W, situated in St. Martin Parish. ZIP code 70582. 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.
