Opelousas, Louisiana Weather
Opelousas, 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 for Opelousas, St. Landry Parish.
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About Opelousas, Louisiana
Opelousas breathes a humid, languid air, a place where the earth itself seems to sigh under the weight of the sun. It lies 21.7 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Sunset. The landscape here unfurls in a gentle, almost imperceptible swell of fertile plains, the ground a rich, dark loam that promises abundance. Ancient oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like the beards of old storytellers, stand sentinel over fields of sugarcane and rice that stretch towards a horizon often softened by a haze of heat. Dusk here is a slow, luxurious descent, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, and the persistent hum of cicadas rises from the verdant expanse, a constant, drowsy soundtrack to the closing of the day. Opelousas, as the heart of St. Landry Parish, carries the echoes of its founding as a vital crossroads, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled these lands. Its economy, historically rooted in agriculture, still thrives on the bounty of its rich soil, with rice and sugarcane remaining significant crops, their cultivation shaping the very rhythm of life. This is a place where Creole and Acadian traditions are not merely remembered but lived, a vibrant cultural fusion that finds expression in the music, the food, and the very way people gather. The ghost of its past as a significant trading post and a hub for early French and Spanish explorers whispers through the historic architecture, a reminder of the diverse currents that have flowed through Opelousas, contributing to its unique and captivating character.
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| Location | Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.53353°N, 92.081509°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70570, 70571 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Opelousas, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Opelousas, 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 Opelousas includes coordinates 30.533530°N, 92.081509°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70570, 70571. 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.
