Lawtell, Louisiana Weather
Lawtell, 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 Lawtell, St. Landry Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lawtell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lawtell is published on the St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) page, 9 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 Lawtell 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 Lawtell: Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 40 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 49 km · Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 49 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 55 km · Jennings Airport (K3R7) 56 km
Conditions reported at KOPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lawtell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lawtell.
About Lawtell, Louisiana
Lawtell unfolds across a landscape of gentle, fertile plains, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of damp earth and distant blossoms. It lies 22.6 miles north-north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west of Opelousas. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, possesses a softened, almost buttery quality, painting broad strokes across fields of sugarcane and rice, their verdant expanses stretching towards a horizon often blurred by the subtle shimmer of heat. The terrain here is a testament to the slow, deliberate sculpting of water and time, a place where drainage ditches, mirroring the languid flow of unseen bayous, crisscross the land like veins, feeding the lifeblood of the parish. The very character of Lawtell seems to be etched in the slow sway of tall grasses and the patient unfurling of broad, waxy leaves, a quiet endurance that defines its rural heart. This corner of St. Landry Parish carries the deep roots of Louisiana's Creole and Cajun heritage, a legacy that whispers through the very soil. The local economy, traditionally tethered to the rich agricultural bounty of the region – sugarcane, rice, and crawfish – still hums with the quiet industry of the land, a livelihood passed down through generations. Lawtell itself, though small, is a place where history is not confined to museums but lives in the weathered facades of homes and the enduring traditions of its people, a place where the echoes of past lives can almost be heard in the rustle of the wind through the cane fields. The distinctive soundscape of Lawtell is often punctuated by the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity and the steadfast spirit of those who cultivate it.
Live animated radar for Lawtell 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 | Lawtell, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.518531°N, 92.184846°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70550, 70570 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawtell, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawtell, 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 Lawtell includes coordinates 30.518531°N, 92.184846°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70550, 70570. 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.
