Lacassine, Louisiana Weather
Lacassine, 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 Lacassine, Jefferson Davis Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lacassine. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lacassine is published on the Chennault International Airport (KCWF) page, 22 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 Lacassine 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 Lacassine: Jennings Airport (K3R7) 24 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 32 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 43 km · Southland Field (KUXL) 45 km · De Quincy Industrial Airpark (K5R8) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCWF describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lacassine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lacassine.
About Lacassine, Louisiana
Lacassine lies under a sky that seems to stretch infinitely, a vast, pale blue canvas punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds. It lies 17.7 miles east of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 88°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of Welsh. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a land of low, broad horizons where the earth exhales a humid, verdant breath. Fields of rice, shimmering green under the pervasive Louisiana sun, stretch out like emerald seas, broken only by the occasional stand of cypress trees, their knees pushing resolutely from the waterlogged earth. The air itself carries a weight, thick with the scent of damp soil, wild grasses, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming cotton. Water is everywhere, not in roaring cataracts, but in the languid, meandering bayous that thread through the terrain, mirroring the sky and offering a cool, dark embrace to the reeds that line their banks. The light at dusk is a particularly tender thing, softening the edges of the world, casting long, painterly shadows that lengthen and deepen across the flatlands. The history of Lacassine is inextricably bound to the fertile soil and the abundant waterways that define its character, a legacy forged in the arduous cultivation of rice. This agricultural heartland has long drawn sustenance from the rich alluvial deposits, shaping an economy built on the bounty of the earth and the patient labor of generations. The distinctive silhouette of rice silos, like stoic sentinels, punctuate the horizon, a visible testament to this enduring industry. While the immediate vicinity might not boast grand monuments, the quiet dignity of the land itself, and the hardworking spirit of its people, are the true landmarks of Lacassine. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a gentle ebb and flow that has characterized this corner of Jefferson Davis Parish for as long as memory serves.
Live animated radar for Lacassine 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 | Lacassine, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.235485°N, 92.921537°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70650 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lacassine, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lacassine, 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 Lacassine includes coordinates 30.235485°N, 92.921537°W, situated in Jefferson Davis Parish. ZIP code 70650. 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.
