Lakeview, 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 Lakeview, Orleans Parish.
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Lakeview hums with a low-frequency energy, a quiet tenacity that settles into the very air, thick and humid, tasting faintly of salt and distant blossoms. It lies 3.0 miles east-north-east of Metairie, LA (from Metairie, LA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-north-west of New Orleans. The land here is a gentle surrender to the water, a patchwork of emerald lawns that slope, almost imperceptibly, towards the shimmering expanse of Lake Pontchartrain, its surface a vast, shifting canvas reflecting the wide Louisiana sky. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of storytellers, stand sentinel, their Spanish moss a ghostly drapery against the persistent sunshine. The streets themselves feel like veins, carrying the lifeblood of the neighborhood—children on bicycles, the murmur of conversations drifting from open windows, the occasional rumble of a lawnmower orchestrating the midday rhythm. This corner of Orleans Parish, Lakeview, has always been defined by its relationship with the water, a history of resilience and adaptation. Originally a landscape of marsh and cypress, it was slowly tamed, its fertile soil yielding to the aspirations of those who sought a life by the lake. The economy here, while now diversified, still echoes its past, with a deep connection to the waterway that offers both recreation and a reminder of the bounty and potential danger of this coastal environment. Generations have watched the sun dip below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender, a daily spectacle that binds the community, a shared inheritance of beauty and quiet strength.
Live animated radar for Lakeview and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Lakeview, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.004647°N, 90.108128°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71452, 70124, 71107 |
| Area Code | 504, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeview, 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 Lakeview includes coordinates 30.004647°N, 90.108128°W, situated in Orleans Parish. ZIP code 71452, 70124, 71107. Telephone area code: 504, 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.