Iota, Louisiana Weather
Iota, 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 Iota, Acadia Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Iota. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Iota is published on the Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) page, 19 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 Iota 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 Iota: Jennings Airport (K3R7) 20 km · St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 46 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 50 km · Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 51 km · Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 56 km
Conditions reported at K3R2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Iota specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Iota.
About Iota, Louisiana
Iota breathes the humid, sun-drenched air of southwest Louisiana, a place where the land flattens into generous plains that stretch toward a sky often painted with the bruised purples and bruised oranges of an approaching thunderstorm. It lies 29.3 miles west-north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north of Egan. Cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel along the slow-moving bayous, their dark, reflective waters mirroring the languid drift of clouds. Here, the air hums with the persistent drone of cicadas, a constant, drowsy soundtrack to the emerald green of rice fields and pastures, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or a cluster of houses that seem to have grown organically from the rich, dark earth. The sunlight, when it breaks through, possesses a certain buttery quality, softening the edges of everything it touches, from the peeling paint on a porch swing to the broad, contented faces of the cattle grazing in the fields. The history of Iota is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom trace their lineage back to the early French settlers who found this land ideal for cultivation. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by agriculture, with rice and sugarcane forming the backbone of its prosperity, their golden stalks and emerald shoots a familiar sight across the landscape. This agricultural heritage has fostered a strong sense of community, where traditions are passed down with the same care given to nurturing a crop. While Iota may not boast grand monuments, its distinctive character lies in its quiet resilience and the simple beauty of its everyday life, a testament to a way of living that honors the land and the enduring bonds of neighborliness, where the pace of life is measured by the changing seasons and the slow, steady flow of the bayous.
Live animated radar for Iota 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 | Iota, Acadia Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.331314°N, 92.495691°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70543 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iota, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iota, 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 Iota includes coordinates 30.331314°N, 92.495691°W, situated in Acadia Parish. ZIP code 70543. 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.
