Fenton, Louisiana Weather
Fenton, 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 Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish.
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About Fenton, Louisiana
Fenton lies beneath a sky that often bleeds with the deep, bruised purples and smoldering oranges of a Louisiana sunset, its landscape a study in the subtle greens of rice fields and the darker, richer hues of sluggish bayous. It lies 20.3 miles east-north-east of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Kinder. The air here hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet decay of sugarcane that ripens under the relentless sun. Cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, emerge from the water's edge, their Spanish moss beards trailing like spectral pronouncements. The occasional weathered farmhouse, paint peeling like sunburnt skin, stands sentinel over its acreage, a quiet testament to generations that have coaxed life from this fertile, water-blessed soil. The history of Fenton is tied to the fertile crescent of southwestern Louisiana, a region shaped by both the persistence of its settlers and the bounty of its natural resources. Originally a waypoint for those traveling the waterways, Fenton grew into a community sustained by the cultivation of rice and sugarcane, industries that continue to define its economic pulse. The land itself, crisscrossed by drainage canals that glitter like silver threads under the midday sun, speaks of a constant negotiation between man and nature, a careful choreography of irrigation and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of its people, their lives woven into the very rhythm of the seasons and the rich, dark earth, is Fenton's most distinctive legacy.
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| Location | Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.367148°N, 92.918204°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70640, 70591 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fenton, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fenton, 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 Fenton includes coordinates 30.367148°N, 92.918204°W, situated in Jefferson Davis Parish. ZIP code 70640, 70591. 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.
