Midland, Louisiana Weather
Midland, 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 Midland, Acadia Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Midland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Midland is published on the Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Midland 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 Midland: Jennings Airport (K3R7) 18 km · Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 46 km · Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 50 km · St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 57 km
Conditions reported at K3R2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midland.
About Midland, Louisiana
Midland, Louisiana, unfolds under a sky that often hangs a pale, luminous blue, reflecting the broad, flat expanse of Acadia Parish. It lies 29.0 miles west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-south-west of Crowley. The land here is a study in gentle, almost imperceptible swells, a terrain shaped by the slow, patient work of water and time, where fields of sugarcane stretch out like emerald carpets under the generous sun. Ancient live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss, stand as stoic sentinels along the edges of these fertile plains, their shadows deepening the rich, dark loam of the soil. The air itself carries a humid, earthy scent, a blend of damp earth, ripening cane, and the distant, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that blooms with wild abandon in the ditches and along fencelines. Life here moves with a quiet deliberation, the pace dictated not by clocks but by the seasons and the slow, steady pulse of agricultural life. The history of Midland is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a legacy passed down through generations of families who have worked this soil. Sugarcane, king of the Acadian prairies, remains the bedrock of the local economy, its harvest a time of bustling activity and communal effort that echoes the traditions of the past. This region, settled by French colonists and their descendants, retains a distinct Cajun character, a vibrant culture expressed in the lilting accent, the lively music that spills from open doorways on warm evenings, and the communal spirit that binds its people. While Midland itself may not boast grand monuments, the quiet dignity of its farmhouses, the enduring strength of its community churches, and the unpretentious beauty of its agricultural landscape stand as a testament to a way of life that honors both the past and the enduring bounty of the earth.
Live animated radar for Midland 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 | Midland, Acadia Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.180761°N, 92.502913°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70559 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midland, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midland, 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 Midland includes coordinates 30.180761°N, 92.502913°W, situated in Acadia Parish. ZIP code 70559. 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.
