Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana Weather
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About Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana
Lafourche Crossing rests in the humid embrace of South Louisiana, where the land flattens and exhales the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed sugarcane. It lies 12.2 miles north-north-west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 346°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Bayou Cane. The mighty Lafourche Bayou, a serpentine artery of brown water, cleaves the landscape, its banks fringed with a riot of cypress knees and drooping Spanish moss, casting an emerald shadow over the shimmering, sun-baked asphalt. Here, the air hangs heavy and still, broken only by the drone of unseen insects and the occasional distant bellow of a boat horn navigating the waterway. Palmetto fronds rustle with a dry whisper against weathered clapboard houses, their porches perpetually shaded, offering a brief respite from the relentless, pervasive warmth that seems to bake the very soul of Lafourche Crossing. The history of Lafourche Crossing is as entwined with its bayou as the roots of the ancient oaks that guard its shores. For generations, this place has been a vital nexus for the region's agricultural heart, a silent witness to the rise and fall of sugarcane empires and the enduring resilience of its people. The economy, once wholly dependent on the bounty of the fertile soil and the navigable waters, now sees a subtle shift, though the echoes of that past linger in the weathered facades of the general stores and the quiet hum of shrimp boats heading out to the Gulf. Local traditions, passed down through families like heirlooms, speak of a deep connection to the land and water, a rhythm of life dictated by seasons and tides, a quiet strength forged in the face of hurricanes and floods.
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| Location | Lafourche Crossing, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.7675°N, 90.7697°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70301 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lafourche Crossing, 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 Lafourche Crossing includes coordinates 29.767500°N, 90.769700°W, situated in Lafourche Parish. ZIP code 70301. 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. 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.
