Port Barre, Louisiana Weather
Port Barre, 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 Port Barre, St. Landry Parish.
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About Port Barre, Louisiana
Port Barre rests in the heart of St. Landry Parish, a place where the land breathes a slow, humid rhythm under a wide Louisiana sky. It lies 23.6 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-north-east of Opelousas. The terrain here is a low, flat expanse, stitched with bayous and crisscrossed by the veins of drainage canals, the water a constant, murmuring presence. Live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, offer dappled shade along the roadsides, their roots gripping the rich, dark soil. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries the scent of damp earth, blooming jasmine, and the distant, sweetish tang of sugarcane processing. This is a landscape shaped by water, by the persistent flow of the Atchafalaya Basin to the east, and by the determined work of farmers who coax bounty from this generous, yet demanding, ground. The history of Port Barre is as deeply rooted as those old oaks, a story intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the region. For generations, sugarcane has been the lifeblood of this locale, its emerald stalks rippling in the breeze, a visible testament to the enduring strength of the land and its people. The processing plants, their hulking industrial forms a stark contrast to the natural beauty surrounding them, hum with seasonal activity, a reminder of the economic engine that drives Port Barre. Cajun culture, with its vibrant music, hearty cuisine, and deeply ingrained sense of community, infuses the very spirit of the place. Evenings here often find the air alive with the sounds of accordion music drifting from open windows, a joyful echo of traditions passed down through time, a subtle counterpoint to the quiet hum of everyday life.
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| Location | Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.560195°N, 91.954006°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70577 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port Barre, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Barre, 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 Port Barre includes coordinates 30.560195°N, 91.954006°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70577. 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.
