Stanley, Louisiana Weather
Stanley, 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 Stanley, Allen Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stanley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stanley is published on the Allen Parish Airport (KACP) page, 34 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. 6 airfields within reach of Stanley 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 Stanley: Jennings Airport (K3R7) 36 km · Chennault International Airport (KCWF) 40 km · Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH) 52 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 55 km · De Quincy Industrial Airpark (K5R8) 56 km
Conditions reported at KACP describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanley.
About Stanley, Louisiana
Stanley lies in a region where the land itself seems to breathe a humid, verdant sigh, a place of low-slung horizons and trees that gather the sun in their leafy canopies. It lies 26.7 miles north-east of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west-north-west of Kinder. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a perfume that clings to the skin like dew. Creeks, often no more than silver threads, meander through the landscape, their banks softened by a tangle of ferns and undergrowth. The character of Stanley is one of quiet persistence, a settling into the natural contours of the terrain, where the sky feels vast and the shadows of the afternoon stretch long and languid across the fields. The history of Stanley is intertwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained its people for generations, a legacy of agriculture that continues to shape its economy. Generations have worked this land, their efforts yielding crops that are the lifeblood of the local community. While not a place of grand monuments, Stanley possesses a deeper kind of landmark: the enduring spirit of its residents and the quiet dignity of a life lived in close communion with the natural world. The rhythm of days here is measured not by the hurried tick of clocks, but by the slow turning of seasons and the gentle unfolding of time, a characteristic that makes Stanley a uniquely grounding presence.
Live animated radar for Stanley 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 | Stanley, Allen Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.497979°N, 92.897927°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71052, 71049, 70648, 71032 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanley, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 30.497979°N, 92.897927°W, situated in Allen Parish. ZIP code 71052, 71049, 70648, 71032. Telephone area code: 985, 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.
