Donaldsonville, Louisiana Weather
Donaldsonville, 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 for Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish.
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About Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Donaldsonville rises from the fertile alluvial plains where the Amite and Mississippi Rivers converge, a place where the land itself breathes moisture and the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming magnolias. It lies 14.0 miles south of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-west of Sorrento. Cypress knees, gnarled like ancient knuckles, emerge from the shallow, dark waters that lace the periphery, reflecting a sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching storm. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss, stand as stoic sentinels along the riverbanks, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the slow, deliberate flow of the great river. The town itself possesses a quiet dignity, a collection of weathered brick buildings and brightly painted clapboard houses that seem to have settled comfortably into the landscape, their colors softened by the relentless Louisiana sun. This venerable settlement, born of commerce and strategic positioning, carries the weight of its history in the very layout of its streets and the stories whispered on the humid breeze. Donaldsonville once served as the state capital, a brief but significant chapter in its long narrative, and the echoes of that ambition can still be felt in the grand old houses that line its historic district. Today, its economy is tied to the broader agricultural bounty of Ascension Parish – sugarcane fields stretching to the horizon, their emerald stalks a testament to generations of hard work. The river remains its lifeblood, a constant presence that shapes the rhythm of life, offering both passage and sustenance, and the gentle lapping of its waters against the levee is a perpetual soundtrack to the unfolding days in Donaldsonville.
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| Location | Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.101032°N, 90.992877°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70346 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Donaldsonville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Donaldsonville, 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 Donaldsonville includes coordinates 30.101032°N, 90.992877°W, situated in Ascension Parish. ZIP code 70346. 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.
