Maurice, Louisiana Weather
Maurice, 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 Maurice, Vermilion Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Maurice. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Maurice is published on the Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) page, 15 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 Maurice 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 Maurice: Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 17 km · Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) 24 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 35 km · Le Maire Memorial Airport (K2R1) 50 km · St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 50 km
Conditions reported at KIYA describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maurice specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maurice.
About Maurice, Louisiana
Maurice rests in the verdant heart of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming jasmine, particularly potent in the humid twilight. It lies 10.1 miles south-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west of Youngsville. The landscape here is a gentle, sweeping expanse of fertile soil, crisscrossed by slow-moving bayous and punctuated by stands of live oak draped in Spanish moss, their ancient limbs reaching towards a sky that often blazes with an intense, almost liquid, blue. Cypress trees, their knees like knobby protrusions from the murky water, stand sentinel along the waterways, reflecting the sky in their still surfaces. The houses, often painted in cheerful, sun-faded colors, sit back from the narrow, winding roads, their wide porches offering respite from the pervasive warmth and a vantage point for observing the languid passage of days. The history of Maurice is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural traditions of Acadiana, where generations have coaxed sustenance from this fertile delta. The local economy has long been anchored by the cultivation of sugarcane and rice, crops that have shaped the very character of the land and its people, their cycles dictating the rhythm of life. The subtle shift in the breeze carries whispers of French and Spanish heritage, a legacy evident in the unique dialect and the enduring spirit of community that defines Maurice. While not a hub of industry, the quiet productivity of its farms and the resilient character of its inhabitants are the true hallmarks of this distinctive locality, a place where the land itself feels like a living, breathing entity.
Live animated radar for Maurice 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 | Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.108537°N, 92.124569°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70555 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maurice, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maurice, 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 Maurice includes coordinates 30.108537°N, 92.124569°W, situated in Vermilion Parish. ZIP code 70555. 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.
