Lockport, Louisiana Weather
Lockport, 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 for Lockport, Lafourche Parish.
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About Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport sits low, where the vast, slow-moving waters of the Barataria Waterway meet the Gulf’s humid breath. It lies 11.4 miles east-north-east of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Bayou Blue. The land here is flat, a generous spread of green that yields easily to the persistent presence of water, whether it’s the broad canal of the waterway itself or the intricate filigree of bayous that thread through the landscape. Spanish moss, like tattered lace, drapes from the live oaks that stand sentinel, their roots anchored deep in the rich, dark soil. The air hangs heavy, carrying the faint, briny tang of the coast and the sweet, decaying perfume of marsh flora. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, has a buttery quality, illuminating the weathered wood of stilt houses and the glint of scales on fishing boats bobbing gently at their moorings. This is a place shaped by the ebb and flow of water and the hardy spirit of those who make their living from it. For generations, Lockport’s economy has been tied to the bounty of the Gulf and the inland waterways, a legacy evident in the bustling docks and the constant hum of outboard motors. The shrimp and oyster industries, though facing their own currents of change, remain the lifeblood of Lockport, providing sustenance and a distinct cultural identity. History whispers here, in the names of families who have fished these waters for centuries and in the quiet dignity of the old churches that punctuate the landscape, their steeples reaching for a sky that often mirrors the shifting moods of the sea. The rhythm of life in Lockport is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a steady cadence that has endured long after the first settlers arrived.
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| Location | Lockport, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.646047°N, 90.539252°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70374 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lockport, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lockport, 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 Lockport includes coordinates 29.646047°N, 90.539252°W, situated in Lafourche Parish. ZIP code 70374. 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.
