Marrero, Louisiana Weather
Marrero, 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 Marrero, Jefferson Parish.
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About Marrero, Louisiana
Marrero unfurls its broad, green shoulders along the West Bank of the Mississippi River, a place where the humid breath of the South hangs heavy in the air. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-west of New Orleans, LA (from New Orleans, LA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Metairie. Cypress knees, like ancient, gnarled knuckles, grip the muddy banks, their reflections shimmering in the slow-moving, tea-colored water. Beyond the levees, the landscape flattens into a verdant expanse of marsh and bayou, a watery labyrinth where egrets stalk with silent grace and the distant hum of traffic on the elevated highway becomes a soft, persistent murmur. Here, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar quality, painting the sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges that bleed into the hazy, twilight atmosphere, a daily benediction of color across the low-lying terrain. The history of Marrero is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of the mighty river it guards, a story of agriculture and industry shaped by the fertile delta soil. Once primarily a farming community, its economy has evolved, drawing strength from its strategic position as a gateway to the industrial corridor that stretches along the river’s edge. Warehouses and processing plants now stand as markers of this transformation, though the echoes of a more pastoral past can still be found in the quiet residential streets where oak trees drip with Spanish moss and the scent of jasmine drifts on the evening breeze. Generations have called Marrero home, forging a unique cultural character, a resilient spirit that embraces both the traditions of Louisiana and the dynamism of its present, a place where the rhythm of life is set by the river's steady pulse and the ever-present, warm embrace of the Gulf Coast climate.
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| Location | Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.899372°N, 90.100351°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70072, 70073 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marrero, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marrero, 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 Marrero includes coordinates 29.899372°N, 90.100351°W, situated in Jefferson Parish. ZIP code 70072, 70073. Telephone area code: 504. 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.
