Leonville, Louisiana Weather
Leonville, 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 Leonville, St. Landry Parish.
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About Leonville, Louisiana
Leonville rests in the rich alluvial soil of St. Landry Parish, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the humid breath of Louisiana. It lies 17.2 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Opelousas. The terrain here is a gentle, fertile flatness, crisscrossed by bayous and drainage canals that glimmer like scattered silver threads under the vast, often overcast sky. Cypress trees, their knees puncturing the dark, still water, stand sentinel along the banks, their branches draped with ghostly Spanish moss that sways with an almost imperceptible grace in the infrequent breeze. The air, especially after a rain, carries the deep, earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet, cloying perfume of unseen blossoms, a fragrance that clings to everything. The light here, when the clouds break, can be astonishingly tender, a soft, diffused glow that bathes the fields of sugarcane and rice in a warm, golden hue, lending a quiet beauty to the otherwise unassuming landscape. The history of Leonville is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a story written in the planting and harvesting of crops that have sustained generations. For decades, sugarcane has been king, its tall, green stalks a dominant feature of the rural economy, processed in nearby mills that hum with the industry of the season. This fertile ground also yields bountiful harvests of rice and crawfish, the latter a particular delicacy that forms a cornerstone of local cuisine and a source of pride. The cultural character of Leonville is a vibrant blend, a testament to the enduring influence of its Acadian heritage, evident in the music that drifts from homes and community gatherings, and the strong sense of neighborliness that permeates daily life. Here, time seems to move to a different cadence, dictated less by the ticking clock and more by the rhythm of the seasons and the slow, deliberate flow of the bayous.
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| Location | Leonville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.470474°N, 91.978451°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70551, 70512 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leonville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leonville, 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 Leonville includes coordinates 30.470474°N, 91.978451°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70551, 70512. 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.
