Glencoe, Louisiana Weather
Glencoe, 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 Glencoe, St. Mary Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Glencoe. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Glencoe is published on the Le Maire Memorial Airport (K2R1) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Glencoe 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 Glencoe: Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) 33 km · Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) 34 km · Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 44 km · Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) 54 km
Conditions reported at K2R1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glencoe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glencoe.
About Glencoe, Louisiana
Glencoe, Louisiana, breathes a humid, green stillness, a quiet exhalation of the bayou country. It lies 16.4 miles south-south-east of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Franklin. Here, the land is a soft, yielding tapestry of marsh and cypress, where water, ever-present, mirrors the vast, often bruised, sky. Spanish moss, like spectral lace, drapes the ancient oaks that stand sentinel along the edges of the shallow, tea-colored channels. The air itself carries a faint, sweet decay, the scent of blooming water hyacinth mingling with the earthy aroma of damp soil. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of leaves, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the emerald sheen of duckweed on the water's surface and the iridescent flash of a dragonfly’s wing. The very quietude of Glencoe seems to hum with unseen life, a subtle vibration felt more than heard. The history of Glencoe is inextricably linked to the waterways that define it, serving as both highway and larder for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the rich alluvial soil and abundant natural resources, established a life intertwined with the rhythms of the bayou. The local economy, once heavily reliant on fishing and trapping, now finds a steady pulse in agriculture, with sugarcane fields stretching towards the horizon, their emerald stalks a vibrant contrast to the muted greens of the surrounding wetlands. Small family farms still dot the landscape, their weathered barns whispering tales of a simpler time, while the occasional shrimp boat, its nets taut, navigates the sluggish channels, a reminder of the enduring connection to the Gulf. The distinctive charm of Glencoe lies in this persistent echo of its past, a place where the present still carries the indelible imprint of those who first learned to coax a living from this watery, fertile earth.
Live animated radar for Glencoe 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 | Glencoe, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.805763°N, 91.667893°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70538 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glencoe, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glencoe, 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 Glencoe includes coordinates 29.805763°N, 91.667893°W, situated in St. Mary Parish. ZIP code 70538. 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. 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.
