Mamou, Louisiana Weather
Mamou, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Mamou, Evangeline Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mamou. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mamou is published on the Allen Parish Airport (KACP) page, 29 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 Mamou 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 Mamou: St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 32 km · Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 40 km · Jennings Airport (K3R7) 50 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 53 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 55 km
Conditions reported at KACP describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mamou specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mamou, Louisiana
Mamou breathes the humid, sweet air of southwest Louisiana, where the land lies flat and fertile, a canvas of emerald green and earthy brown under a sky that often bleeds into bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk. It lies 37.0 miles north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Eunice. Cypress knees, like gnarled knuckles, rise from the shallow, slow-moving bayous that thread through the countryside, their dark waters reflecting the dense canopy of live oaks draped with Spanish moss. The scent of damp soil mingles with the distant, sweet perfume of ripening sugarcane, a constant, subtle reminder of the agricultural heart that beats within this place. Here, the days unfold with a languid grace, punctuated by the distant crow of a rooster or the low rumble of a pickup truck traversing a gravel road, each sound absorbed by the thick, almost tangible quietude of the afternoons. The spirit of Mamou is deeply rooted in its Cajun heritage, a vibrant tapestry woven with the threads of French, Spanish, and African influences, most famously expressed through its lively Cajun music scene. Accordions wail and fiddles dance at local dance halls, echoing the boisterous joy that has sustained generations. Historically, the economy has been shaped by the bounty of the land, with sugarcane, rice, and cattle forming the backbone of its prosperity. Today, while agriculture remains vital, Mamou also thrives on a spirit of independent commerce, with local businesses and family farms sustaining its unique character. The very air seems to hum with stories of resilience and celebration, a testament to a people who have cultivated a rich cultural identity in this verdant corner of Acadiana.
Live animated radar for Mamou 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 | Mamou, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.633809°N, 92.419299°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70554 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mamou, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mamou, 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 Mamou includes coordinates 30.633809°N, 92.419299°W, situated in Evangeline Parish. ZIP code 70554. 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.
