Albany, Louisiana Weather
Albany, 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 Albany, Livingston Parish.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Albany.
About Albany, Louisiana
Albany rests on land that breathes with the gentle humidity of the Deep South, a place where the air itself seems to hum with a quiet, persistent life. It lies 7.2 miles west of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 270°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-north-west of Ponchatoula. The terrain here is a subtle landscape, a low-lying expanse that hints at the nearby waterways and the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. Pines stand tall, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze, interspersed with the broader leaves of oaks and magnolias that offer a dappled shade. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a golden sheen over everything, softening the edges of houses and the dusty shoulders of the roads, lending a painterly quality to the ordinary unfolding of the day. The history of Albany is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent agricultural roots that still anchor its identity. For years, the land was coaxed into yielding its bounty, with cotton and sugarcane once dominating the economy, their shadows long and their influence deep. Today, while those industries have receded, a similar spirit of hard work and quiet resilience defines the local character. Small businesses line the main thoroughfares, serving a populace that moves with a measured pace, attuned to the rhythm of the seasons and the steady flow of life. The waterways, though not always immediately visible, are a constant presence, their damp influence shaping the very essence of Albany, a place that feels deeply connected to the earth and to the simple, enduring truths of community.
Live animated radar for Albany 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.
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| Location | Albany, Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.504358°N, 90.582314°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70711 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Albany, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Albany, 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 Albany includes coordinates 30.504358°N, 90.582314°W, situated in Livingston Parish. ZIP code 70711. 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.
