Washington, Louisiana Weather
Washington, 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 Washington, St. Landry Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Washington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) page, 8 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 Washington 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 Washington: Bunkie Municipal Airport (K2R6) 42 km · Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 46 km · Marksville Municipal Airport (KMKV) 53 km · False River Regional Airport (KHZR) 56 km
Conditions reported at KOPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, Louisiana
Washington, Louisiana, unfolds in a landscape of gentle, fertile plains, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of ripening sugarcane and the distant hum of cicadas. It lies 27.2 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-east of Opelousas. The land itself seems to breathe, a verdant expanse stretching towards a sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient, tattered beards, stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their roots delving deep into the rich, dark soil that has nurtured life for generations. The very character of Washington is one of patient abundance, a place where the sun’s warmth seeps into everything, softening edges and coaxing forth a languid, enduring beauty. This is a place where history flows as steadily as the nearby Bayou Courtableau, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and connection. Washington’s past is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring legacy of its agricultural roots. For much of its existence, the economy here has been tied to the land – the cultivation of sugarcane, rice, and cotton, crops that have shaped the very rhythm of life. Remnants of this agricultural heritage can be seen in the weathered barns and the occasional stately, though perhaps faded, plantation home that whispers tales of a bygone era. The distinctive character of Washington is that of a community that has weathered change with a quiet resilience, its present shaped by the persistent echoes of its past.
Live animated radar for Washington 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 | Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.616307°N, 92.057063°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70589 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 30.616307°N, 92.057063°W, situated in St. Landry Parish. ZIP code 70589. 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.
