French Settlement, Louisiana Weather
French Settlement, 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 French Settlement, Livingston Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near French Settlement. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for French Settlement is published on the Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 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. 4 airfields within reach of French Settlement 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 French Settlement: Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 31 km · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) 43 km · Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 44 km
Conditions reported at KREG describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at French Settlement specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for French Settlement.
About French Settlement, Louisiana
French Settlement, Louisiana, exhales a humid, sweet breath, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant whisper of bayou water. It lies 10.6 miles east of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-north-east of Gonzales. The land here is a low-lying cradle, cradled by the Amite River and a network of smaller waterways that snake through stands of cypress and tupelo, their knees like ancient knuckles breaking the surface of still, dark pools. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, falls in scattered, luminous coins upon the verdant undergrowth, a dappled benediction on the fertile soil. The air itself feels like a soft, wet cloth, clinging to the skin, a constant reminder of the subtropical embrace of the region. This quiet corner of Livingston Parish holds the echoes of its French colonial roots, a legacy carried in the lilting cadence of some of its older residents and the very name of French Settlement. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been tied to the ebb and flow of the river and the bounty of the land, with agriculture—particularly sugarcane and rice—forming the backbone of its economy. Small farms, passed down through families, still dot the landscape, their fields sometimes stretching to meet the hazy horizon. The local economy, while modest, is resilient, sustained by a deep connection to the natural resources and a proud, enduring spirit of self-reliance that has seen French Settlement through changing times.
Live animated radar for French Settlement 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 | French Settlement, Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.295195°N, 90.795096°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70733 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This French Settlement, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for French Settlement, 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 French Settlement includes coordinates 30.295195°N, 90.795096°W, situated in Livingston Parish. ZIP code 70733. 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.
