Central, Louisiana Weather
Central, 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 Central, Terrebonne Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Central. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Central is published on the Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Central 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 Central: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) 51 km · Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 54 km · South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport (KGAO) 58 km
Conditions reported at KHUM describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Central specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Central.
About Central, Louisiana
Central, a place where the air hangs thick and humid, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet decay of sugarcane. It lies 6.5 miles west-north-west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-north-west of Bayou Cane. The landscape here is a flat expanse, crisscrossed by bayous and drainage canals, their still waters mirroring the bruised, dramatic skies that often roll in from the Gulf. Cypress trees, their knees jutting like weathered knuckles from the murky depths, stand sentinel along the banks, draped in Spanish moss that drifts like forgotten memories. The land itself feels soft, yielding, a fertile cradle that has shaped the lives and livelihoods of those who call Central home. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, possesses a buttery quality, illuminating the vibrant greens of the marsh grass and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's iridescent blue. The history of Central is deeply entwined with the rich alluvial soil and the bounty of the waterways that define it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established a life here based on agriculture, with sugarcane and rice forming the backbone of the local economy for generations. This agrarian past is still palpable, even as the region has seen growth and diversification. You can still find remnants of old plantations, their weathered structures whispering tales of a bygone era. The economy now also includes a growing presence of small businesses, many catering to the needs of a burgeoning population, and a reliance on the oil and gas industry that pumps beneath the surface. The character of Central is one of quiet resilience, a community that has learned to adapt to the rhythms of the bayou and the unpredictable moods of the weather, fostering a deep sense of local pride and a welcoming, if unhurried, spirit.
Live animated radar for Central 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 | Central, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.641601°N, 90.813704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70395, 70770 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Central, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Central, 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 Central includes coordinates 29.641601°N, 90.813704°W, situated in Terrebonne Parish. ZIP code 70395, 70770. 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.
