Grand Coteau, Louisiana Weather
Grand Coteau, 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 Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish.
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About Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Grand Coteau sits like a quiet question mark on the Louisiana prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can follow. It lies 13.6 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-east of Opelousas. The land itself is a subtle geography, a gentle rise that breaks the otherwise flat expanse, giving the impression of a small, dignified prominence. Here, the air carries the humid breath of the bayou country, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant promise of rain, a constant, soft pressure against the skin. Ancient oaks, gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the older roads, their branches reaching like patient, weathered hands towards the sun. The very light seems to pool and soften as day gives way to evening, painting the clapboard houses and manicured lawns in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet spectacle that unfolds each night. This prairie settlement carries the weight of its past with a certain grace, its history intertwined with the French colonial presence and the enduring legacy of agriculture. For generations, the rich soil of St. Landry Parish has yielded crops, and the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of life in Grand Coteau, though the economic landscape is ever shifting. The distinctive silhouette of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a venerable institution of learning, has long been a landmark, its spires reaching towards the heavens, a testament to enduring faith and education. Grand Coteau, in its unhurried way, continues to be a place where the echoes of yesteryear can still be felt, a quiet corner where tradition holds a gentle sway.
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| Location | Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.41992°N, 92.046509°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70541 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grand Coteau, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grand Coteau, 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 Grand Coteau includes coordinates 30.419920°N, 92.046509°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70541. 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.
