Ville Platte, Louisiana Weather
Ville Platte, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ville Platte. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ville Platte is published on the St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) page, 22 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 Ville Platte 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 Ville Platte: Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 30 km · Allen Parish Airport (KACP) 40 km · Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 49 km · Woodworth Airport (K1R4) 54 km
Conditions reported at KOPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ville Platte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ville Platte, Louisiana
Ville Platte, Louisiana, exhales a humid breath across flat, fertile lands where bayous meander like slow thoughts through the verdant landscape. It lies 35.4 miles north-north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-north-east of Mamou. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming sugarcane, hangs heavy, especially as the afternoon sun begins its descent, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of live oaks and cypress trees. The terrain here is a gentle, almost imperceptible undulation, a subtle whisper of elevation rather than a pronouncement, giving the impression that the land itself is patiently waiting, absorbing the soft, diffused light of the Acadiana sky. The quiet hum of cicadas, a constant, drowsy chorus, forms the ambient soundtrack to this unhurried corner of the world, a sound that seems to emanate from the very soul of the bayou country. The history of Ville Platte is deeply entwined with the Acadian spirit, a resilience that echoes in the very naming of Evangeline Parish, a tribute to the legendary heroine of Longfellow's poem. This region's economy, historically rooted in agriculture, continues to draw sustenance from the rich soil, with sugarcane fields stretching to the horizon, their stalks catching the sunlight in shimmering waves. Beyond the fields, the distinct sound of Cajun music often drifts from open doorways, a lively counterpoint to the prevailing quietude, a testament to a vibrant cultural heritage that refuses to fade. Small businesses, often family-run, form the economic backbone of Ville Platte, their presence a familiar and comforting sight along the main thoroughfares, contributing to a sense of enduring community.
Live animated radar for Ville Platte 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 | Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.687975°N, 92.271516°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70586 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ville Platte, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ville Platte, 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 Ville Platte includes coordinates 30.687975°N, 92.271516°W, situated in Evangeline Parish. ZIP code 70586. 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. 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.
