Estelle, Louisiana Weather
Estelle, 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 Estelle, Jefferson Parish.
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About Estelle, Louisiana
Estelle lies low and languid, a place where the humid breath of the Gulf of Mexico is a constant companion, mingling with the verdant exhalations of the surrounding wetlands. It lies 3.7 miles south of Marrero, LA (from Marrero, LA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-south-west of New Orleans. The land itself is a testament to the slow, persistent work of water and sediment, a flat expanse where bayous and canals thread through dense stands of cypress and live oak, their branches draped with Spanish moss that hangs like ethereal drapery in the hazy, golden light. The air here is thick with the scent of damp earth, decaying leaves, and the faint, briny tang of distant salt marshes, a perfume that clings to everything and imbues the very atmosphere with a sense of quiet, patient growth. The sky above Estelle is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue that deepens to a bruised purple and fiery orange at sunset, painting the water's surface with fleeting, incandescent hues. The history of Estelle is inextricably tied to the fertile delta it inhabits, a region long shaped by the ebb and flow of the Mississippi River and the Gulf's encroaching tides. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the bounty of these waters and the rich soil, with fishing and agriculture forming the backbone of its existence. Though the landscape might seem untamed, it bears the subtle imprints of human endeavor, from the weathered pilings of old wharves to the narrow levees that define the edges of cultivated fields. The rhythm of life in Estelle is dictated by the seasons and the tides, a more deliberate cadence than in the bustling cities further inland, fostering a sense of deep connection to the natural world and a quiet resilience in its people. It is a place where the past whispers on the breeze, carried by the rustling reeds and the calls of unseen marsh birds.
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| Location | Estelle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.845763°N, 90.10674°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70072 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Estelle, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Estelle, 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 Estelle includes coordinates 29.845763°N, 90.106740°W, situated in Jefferson Parish. ZIP code 70072. 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. 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.
