Palmetto, Louisiana Weather
Palmetto, 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 Palmetto, St. Landry Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Palmetto. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Palmetto is published on the St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) page, 25 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 Palmetto 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 Palmetto: Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 41 km · False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 41 km · Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 45 km · Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 57 km
Conditions reported at KOPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palmetto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Palmetto.
About Palmetto, Louisiana
Palmetto lies in a land where the air hangs thick with humidity, a palpable presence that clings to the skin like a second garment. It lies 34.7 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Melville. The terrain here is a study in gentle flatness, punctuated by the slow, deliberate curves of bayous and sluggish creeks, their waters reflecting the vast, often bruised, Louisiana sky. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, spread their moss-draped limbs, offering shade that is both a blessing and a slight oppression under the sun's unwavering gaze. The land itself feels fertile, a dark, rich earth yielding to the plow, promising sustenance in its quiet, persistent way. The history of Palmetto is inextricably linked to the alluvial soils and the waterways that have shaped its existence. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with sugarcane fields stretching towards the horizon, their emerald rows a testament to the land's bounty and the labor it demands. The economy, though diversified in recent times, still carries the echoes of those vast plantations, a legacy felt in the enduring rhythm of the seasons and the quiet pride of its inhabitants. Small businesses, often family-run, dot the landscape, their storefronts a familiar comfort in the slow unfolding of days, each contributing to the distinct character of Palmetto.
Live animated radar for Palmetto 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 | Palmetto, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.717414°N, 91.909282°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71051, 71358 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palmetto, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palmetto, 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 Palmetto includes coordinates 30.717414°N, 91.909282°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 71051, 71358. 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. 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.
