Destrehan, Louisiana Weather
Destrehan, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Destrehan, St. Charles Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Destrehan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Destrehan is published on the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Destrehan 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 Destrehan: Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 27 km · Lakefront Airport (KNEW) 33 km · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (KNBG) 33 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 51 km · South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport (KGAO) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMSY describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Destrehan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Destrehan, Louisiana
Destrehan breathes a humid Louisiana air, thick with the scent of commerce and damp earth. It lies 7.5 miles west-south-west of Kenner, LA (from Kenner, LA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 1.2 miles north-east of Luling. The land here, a verdant tapestry woven by the Mississippi River’s ancient sprawl, slopes gently towards its powerful embrace, its banks fringed with a dense growth of cypress and live oak, their limbs draped in Spanish moss like weary sentinels. Beyond the immediate riverfront, the terrain flattens into fertile plains, punctuated by sprawling residential neighborhoods and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant industrial facility. In the fading light of day, the sky over Destrehan often bleeds into hues of bruised plum and molten gold, a dramatic canvas reflected in the slow, steady current of the great river. The history of Destrehan is inextricably linked to the agricultural bounty of the Mississippi Valley, its fertile soil once yielding vast crops of sugarcane that fueled the prosperity of the region. The echoes of this past linger in the grand, albeit often faded, plantation homes that dot the landscape, silent witnesses to a bygone era. Today, Destrehan's economy hums with a more contemporary rhythm, a blend of petrochemical industries that line the riverbanks and the steady pulse of suburban life. The spirit of the place is one of resilience and adaptation, a quiet strength drawn from generations who have navigated the capricious moods of the river and the evolving demands of industry, their legacy etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of the land and its people.
Live animated radar for Destrehan 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 | Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.942983°N, 90.351747°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70047 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Destrehan, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Destrehan, 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 Destrehan includes coordinates 29.942983°N, 90.351747°W, situated in St. Charles Parish. ZIP code 70047. Telephone area code: 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.
