Greenwood, Louisiana Weather
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, Terrebonne Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Greenwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Greenwood is published on the Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) page, 24 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. 2 airfields within reach of Greenwood 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 Greenwood: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) 43 km
Conditions reported at KHUM describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenwood.
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.
Live animated radar for Greenwood 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
