Delacroix, Louisiana Weather
Delacroix, 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 Delacroix, St. Bernard Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Delacroix. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Delacroix is published on the New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (KNBG) page, 25 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 Delacroix 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 Delacroix: Lakefront Airport (KNEW) 39 km · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 52 km · South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport (KGAO) 58 km
Conditions reported at KNBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Delacroix specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Delacroix.
About Delacroix, Louisiana
Delacroix drifts at the edge of the world, a place where the land surrenders to the insistent, lapping breath of the Gulf. It lies 20.8 miles east-south-east of Marrero, LA (from Marrero, LA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Poydras. Marsh grass, a vibrant, almost electric green in the humid air, spills from the banks of slow-moving bayous, its feathery heads bowing in the perpetual breeze. The sky here seems to stretch further, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching storm. Wooden stilt houses, weathered and softened by salt and sun, stand sentinel over the water, their reflections wavering like forgotten memories in the dark, tea-colored channels. The silence is profound, broken only by the cry of a distant gull or the low hum of a passing skiff, a sound that seems to emanate from the very soul of the water. This remote outpost, Delacroix, has long been defined by its intimate relationship with the sea, its history woven into the rhythm of fishing and oyster harvesting. For generations, families here have lived by the bounty of the coastal waters, a tradition that sustains the local economy and shapes the character of the place. The scent of salt air mingles with the rich, earthy aroma of the marsh, a constant reminder of the delicate balance of this ecosystem. While larger communities may boast grand monuments, Delacroix holds its history in the worn planks of its piers, the well-loved hulls of its boats, and the shared stories passed down through the generations, a quiet testament to resilience and a deep, abiding connection to the bayous.
Live animated radar for Delacroix 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 | Delacroix, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.761598°N, 89.790897°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70582, 70085 |
| Area Code | 985, 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Delacroix, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Delacroix, 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 Delacroix includes coordinates 29.761598°N, 89.790897°W, situated in St. Bernard Parish. ZIP code 70582, 70085. Telephone area code: 985, 504. 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.
