Convent, Louisiana Weather
Convent, 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 Convent, St. James Parish.
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About Convent, Louisiana
Convent rests in the low-lying lands of St. James Parish, a place where the air hangs heavy with the scent of sugar cane and the distant hum of river traffic. It lies 21.2 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 261°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-west of Chackbay. The landscape here is flat, a rich alluvial plain carved by the Mississippi River over eons, its fertile soil a deep, dark brown that clings to everything. Cypress trees, draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the bayous and drainage ditches, their knees pushing up from the murky water like ancient, gnarled knuckles. The sky above Convent is vast, often a pale, washed-out blue during the day, transforming into a bruised purple and fiery orange as dusk settles, painting streaks across the horizon. The history of Convent is deeply entwined with the cultivation of sugar, a legacy that still defines its economy. Grand plantation homes, though many have faded or are privately held, hint at a past built on both immense wealth and profound hardship, a story whispered in the rustling of the cane fields. The river, a constant presence, has always been the lifeblood, facilitating trade and travel, and the small, scattered settlements like Convent have always looked to its ebb and flow. Today, the rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons of the sugar cane harvest, a cyclical pulse that beats through the quiet days, punctuated by the occasional passing of a barge or the distant call of a train.
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| Location | Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.020757°N, 90.829816°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70723 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Convent, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Convent, 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 Convent includes coordinates 30.020757°N, 90.829816°W, situated in St. James Parish. ZIP code 70723. 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.
