Chackbay, Louisiana Weather
Chackbay, 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 Chackbay, Lafourche Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chackbay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chackbay is published on the Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) page, 31 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 Chackbay 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 Chackbay: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 35 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 38 km · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 53 km · Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chackbay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chackbay.
About Chackbay, Louisiana
Chackbay breathes the humid, fertile air of Louisiana’s bayou country, a landscape painted in shades of emerald and ochre where the land yields slowly to the insistent embrace of water. It lies 20.4 miles north-north-west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 347°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-north-east of Thibodaux. The terrain here is a study in gentle flatness, crisscrossed by serpentine bayous and canals that glint like polished obsidian under the wide, often cloud-streaked sky. Live oaks, gnarled and draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the few firm banks, their branches reaching out as if in perpetual greeting. The very essence of Chackbay feels tied to the ebb and flow of these waterways, a quiet testament to a life lived in close communion with the Louisiana soil and its liquid veins. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms, hums with the unseen industry of insects and the distant calls of unseen birds. The history of Chackbay is as deeply rooted as the cypress trees that once dominated its landscape, shaped by the ebb and flow of both natural forces and human endeavor. For generations, this area has been a vital artery for agriculture, its rich soil yielding bountiful harvests of sugarcane and rice, a legacy that continues to inform the local economy. The intricate network of bayous and canals not only sustained these crops but also served as the primary thoroughfares, echoes of which can still be felt in the unhurried pace of life. While larger industries may have passed through, Chackbay retains a distinct character, a place where the memory of Cajun resilience and a deep connection to the land are palpable, particularly in the quiet evenings when the setting sun casts long, golden shadows across the fields and waterways.
Live animated radar for Chackbay 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 | Chackbay, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.883539°N, 90.797315°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70301 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chackbay, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chackbay, 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 Chackbay includes coordinates 29.883539°N, 90.797315°W, situated in Lafourche Parish. ZIP code 70301. 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.
