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, Terrebonne Parish.
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About Greenwood, Louisiana
Greenwood exhales a humid, languid breath, a place where the land itself seems to sigh under the persistent kiss of the southern sun. It lies 11.2 miles west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 279°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Bayou Cane. Cypress knees, knobby and ancient, punctuate the muddy banks of meandering bayous, their dark waters mirroring the heavy, verdant canopy of live oaks draped with Spanish moss. The air here is thick with the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms, a perfume that clings to everything, softening the edges of the day into a perpetual twilight. Sunlight, when it breaks through, filters down in hazy shafts, illuminating the emerald sheen on dragonfly wings and the slow, deliberate crawl of crawfish across the silty bottoms, all of which contribute to the quiet, almost somnolent character of Greenwood. The history of Greenwood is as rich and layered as the alluvial soil beneath its feet, a legacy shaped by the fertile crescent of Terrebonne Parish. For generations, the economy of Greenwood has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the surrounding waterways, with fishing and shrimping forming the bedrock of its livelihood, the salty tang of the Gulf still a whispered memory on the breeze. This connection to the water is not merely economic; it is cultural, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life, from the early morning departures of the fishing fleets to the evening gatherings where stories are shared, passed down like well-worn heirlooms. While the grand estates of earlier eras have largely faded, the enduring spirit of resilience and a deep, abiding respect for the natural world continue to define the character of Greenwood, a testament to the enduring soul of this bayou country.
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| Location | Greenwood, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.62049°N, 90.903706°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 29.620490°N, 90.903706°W, situated in Terrebonne 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.
