Sunset, Louisiana Weather
Sunset, 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, soil and crop conditions for Sunset, St. Landry Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunset.
About Sunset, Louisiana
Sunset, Louisiana, unfolds under a sky that often bleeds into the land with a painter's boldest strokes. It lies 13.3 miles north-north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Opelousas. The terrain here is a subtle, generous flatness, punctuated by the occasional sturdy oak that stands sentinel over fields of sugarcane, their stalks whispering secrets to the warm, humid breeze. Drainage ditches, edged with tenacious wildflowers, snake through the landscape, carrying the slow, dark waters that nourish this fertile ground. The air itself feels thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming magnolias, a palpable presence that clings to everything. Even the asphalt of the main thoroughfare seems to absorb the persistent, golden light, reflecting it back in a shimmering haze as the day begins its slow surrender. The history of Sunset is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural heart of St. Landry Parish, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. For generations, sugarcane has been king, its cultivation shaping the land and the livelihoods of its people, a legacy carried on through family farms and the hum of processing machinery in the distance. This is a place where French Creole heritage still breathes, a quiet influence felt in the cadence of speech and the lingering taste of traditional dishes, a testament to the enduring spirit of its founders. The local economy, deeply rooted in the bounty of the soil, also finds expression in the small businesses that line the streets, each a small anchor in the community, serving a populace that understands the value of close-knit connections.
Live animated radar for Sunset and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sunset, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.41131°N, 92.068454°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70584 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunset, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunset, 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 Sunset includes coordinates 30.411310°N, 92.068454°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70584. 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.
