Dorseyville, Louisiana Weather
Dorseyville, 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 Dorseyville, Iberville Parish.
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About Dorseyville, Louisiana
Dorseyville unfurls along the western bank of the mighty Mississippi River, a ribbon of life under a sky that often burns with a humid, golden haze. It lies 14.3 miles south-west of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-west of St. Gabriel. The land here is flat, profoundly flat, as if the great river itself smoothed it into submission over eons. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles breaking the dark water, stand sentinel in the bayous that snake away from the main channel, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like spectral lace in the languid breeze. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming jasmine, hums with the drone of unseen insects and the distant thrum of river traffic. Fields of sugarcane, a verdant sea stretching to the horizon, shimmer in the afternoon sun, their stalks rustling with a dry, whispering song. The history of Dorseyville is inextricably linked to the river's capricious embrace and the fertile soil it has gifted. Once a vital point for cotton and sugarcane plantations, the echoes of that era linger in the grand old homes that still stand, their verandas wide enough to catch every passing gust. Today, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with vast tracts dedicated to sugarcane and rice, the fields reflecting the sky in their watery expanses. The economy still feels the pulse of the river, with barges laden with goods moving steadily upstream and down, a constant reminder of Dorseyville's enduring connection to the flow of commerce. Local traditions are as rich and deep as the river itself, with a quiet pride in the heritage that has been nurtured in this fertile pocket of Louisiana.
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| Location | Dorseyville, Iberville Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.1773°N, 91.1614°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70788 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dorseyville, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorseyville, 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 Dorseyville includes coordinates 30.177300°N, 91.161400°W, situated in Iberville Parish. ZIP code 70788. 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.
