Melville, Louisiana Weather
Melville, 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 Melville, St. Landry Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Melville.
About Melville, Louisiana
Melville breathes the humid, languid air of Louisiana, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a green, damp richness. It lies 36.3 miles north-north-east of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-south-west of Morganza. The terrain here is low, flat, and yielding, a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water. Cypress trees, their knees like arthritic knuckles, rise from the shallow ditches and sluggish bayous that thread through the sugarcane fields. The sky often hangs heavy and pearl-grey, promising rain that, when it comes, falls not in sharp bursts but in a soft, persistent sigh that mutes the world. Even in the dry heat of summer, a pervasive dampness clings to everything, a reminder of the Gulf's distant, unseen breath. The character of Melville is one of quiet endurance, a place where life unfolds at the pace dictated by the sun and the season. The history of Melville is inextricably linked to the fertile alluvial plains of St. Landry Parish and the mighty Mississippi River, a constant presence and a vital artery for commerce. For generations, the economy here has been defined by the cultivation of sugarcane, a crop that dictates the rhythm of the year, from planting in the spring to the roaring, smoky intensity of the harvest season. The air during that time carries the sweet, earthy scent of crushed cane, a perfume unique to this corner of Louisiana. Melville itself, though small, possesses a distinct identity, a quiet hub for the surrounding agricultural lands. The echoes of past generations, who tamed this wild, wet land for their livelihoods, seem to linger in the weathered facades of older buildings and the enduring traditions that still hold sway.
Live animated radar for Melville and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.692965°N, 91.744004°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71353 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melville, 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 Melville includes coordinates 30.692965°N, 91.744004°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 71353. Telephone area code: 318. 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.
