Kaplan, Louisiana Weather
Kaplan, 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 for Kaplan, Vermilion Parish.
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About Kaplan, Louisiana
Kaplan breathes with the humid, languid air of the southwestern Louisiana prairie, a place where the sky stretches wide and the horizon offers little interruption. It lies 22.2 miles south-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Abbeville. The land here is a low, flat expanse, crisscrossed by drainage ditches that gleam like silver threads under the relentless sun, carrying water from the rice fields and sugarcane plantations that define the landscape. Cypress trees, stoic and gnarled, stand sentinel along the edges of these watery arteries, their knees breaking the surface like ancient knuckles. The light, especially in the late afternoon, softens and mellows, painting the clouds in hues of bruised peach and lavender, a gentle caress before the deep velvet of night descends. The air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of drying earth and distant blooms, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. The story of Kaplan is deeply entwined with the bounty of its fertile soil and the resilience of its people. Founded in the late 19th century, its growth was fueled by the burgeoning rice industry, a crop that still dictates much of the agricultural rhythm here, alongside the broad, green leaves of sugarcane. This enduring connection to the land has shaped a distinct cultural character, one that celebrates tradition and community with a quiet pride. You can hear it in the local Cajun French dialect that still drifts from open doorways, and see it in the careful tending of gardens bursting with vibrant peppers and plump tomatoes. The economy of Kaplan remains rooted in agriculture, but a steady hum of commerce supports the needs of its residents, a testament to the enduring spirit of this prairie settlement.
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| Location | Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.997984°N, 92.284852°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70548 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kaplan, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kaplan, 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 Kaplan includes coordinates 29.997984°N, 92.284852°W, situated in Vermilion Parish. ZIP code 70548. 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.
