Greenwood, Louisiana Weather
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, St. Mary Parish.
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About Greenwood, Louisiana
Greenwood lies low and wide, a landscape softened by the humid breath of the Atchafalaya Basin. It lies 26.9 miles west-north-west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 3.3 miles east-south-east of Morgan City. Cypress knees break the surface of slow-moving bayous, their gnarled roots anchoring them in the dark, rich soil. Live oaks, draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, offer dappled shade across fields that can feel perpetually damp, even when the sun is high. The air itself carries a certain weight, a blend of decaying leaves, sweet blossoms, and the distant tang of brackish water. It’s a place where the land seems to absorb sound, and the loudest noises are often the chirping of unseen insects or the sudden splash of a fish. The history of Greenwood is tied to the ebb and flow of the waterways that define its geography, a legacy of early trappers and fishermen who learned to navigate the labyrinthine channels. For generations, the economy here was built on the bounty of the swamps and the rich alluvial soil, with rice and sugarcane once dominating the arable land. While those days of large-scale agriculture have largely receded, the connection to the natural world remains, evident in the small fishing camps and the continued presence of those who make their living from the bayou's offerings. The quiet hum of local life in Greenwood is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a boat engine or the murmur of conversation drifting from a porch on a warm evening.
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| Location | Greenwood, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.686875°N, 91.154269°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70380, 70811, 70356, 71033 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenwood, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenwood, 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 Greenwood includes coordinates 29.686875°N, 91.154269°W, situated in St. Mary Parish. ZIP code 70380, 70811, 70356, 71033. Telephone area code: 985, 318. 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.
