Taft, Louisiana Weather
Taft, 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 Taft, St. Charles Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Taft. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Taft is published on the Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) page, 17 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 Taft 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 Taft: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 18 km · Lakefront Airport (KNEW) 41 km · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (KNBG) 44 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 52 km · Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 52 km
Conditions reported at KAPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Taft specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Taft.
About Taft, Louisiana
Taft exists as a long, low-slung presence against the broad, indifferent sky of Louisiana's river delta. It lies 5.5 miles south-south-east of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 160°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-west of Luling. Here, the land itself feels like a slow exhalation, a flat canvas where the Mississippi River's muddy arteries have patiently, relentlessly, drawn their courses. The air, thick and humid even on a bright day, carries the scent of rich, dark earth and the distant, metallic tang of industrial activity. Fields of sugarcane, a sea of emerald stalks when they are young and a burnished gold before harvest, stretch to the horizon, their straight rows a testament to human order imposed upon a landscape that otherwise flows and pools. The sunlight, when it breaks through the haze, possesses a liquid quality, softening the sharp edges of utility poles and the corrugated metal roofs of scattered buildings. The history of Taft is intrinsically tied to the fertile alluvial plains and the enduring power of the Mississippi. For generations, the cultivation of sugarcane has been the lifeblood of this region, its cultivation and processing dictating the ebb and flow of life in the community. The economy here, while still bearing the imprint of agricultural traditions, has also absorbed the powerful currents of petrochemical industry that now hum along the river's edge. Giant refineries and sprawling chemical plants, their intricate pipework a stark contrast to the organic curves of the bayous, punctuate the landscape, their presence a constant reminder of a different kind of harvest. This dual nature – the fertile earth yielding its sweet bounty and the industrial might harnessing the chemical secrets of the land – defines the unique character of Taft, a place where the rhythm of the seasons meets the relentless pulse of modern enterprise.
Live animated radar for Taft 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 | Taft, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.991315°N, 90.448139°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70057 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Taft, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Taft, 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 Taft includes coordinates 29.991315°N, 90.448139°W, situated in St. Charles Parish. ZIP code 70057. Telephone area code: 504. 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.
