New Roads, Louisiana Weather
New Roads, 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 New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish.
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About New Roads, Louisiana
New Roads rests on the eastern bluffs of the Mississippi River, a place where the land rises with a certain quiet dignity above the alluvial plain. It lies 24.1 miles north-west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-south-west of St. Francisville. Here, the air hangs thick and sweet, especially in the late afternoons, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas. Cypress and oak trees, draped in Spanish moss, stand as ancient sentinels, their roots delving deep into the fertile soil. The landscape unfolds in a gentle topography, a subtle undulation that belies the powerful currents of the river that shapes its destiny. The sky above New Roads often displays a painterly quality, with clouds that drift like brushstrokes across an expanse of pale blue, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, casting a warm, honeyed light over the verdant fields and scattered homes. The history of New Roads is inextricably linked to the mighty Mississippi, its founding intertwined with the grand plantations that once dominated this fertile crescent. This was a region built on the back of sugarcane and cotton, a legacy that still whispers from the weathered facades of historic homes and the names of families etched into the parish’s past. The local economy, while still drawing from agriculture, has diversified, with small businesses thriving and a steady, unhurried pace of life prevailing. Pointe Coupee Parish, and New Roads within it, holds a distinct charm, a blend of Southern hospitality and a deep connection to the natural world, particularly the waterways that have always been its lifeblood. The rhythm of the day here is set not by the frantic pulse of the city, but by the slow march of the sun and the gentle flow of the river, a constant reminder of the enduring spirit of this Louisiana locale.
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| Location | New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.701574°N, 91.436224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70760 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Roads, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Roads, 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 New Roads includes coordinates 30.701574°N, 91.436224°W, situated in Pointe Coupee Parish. ZIP code 70760. 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.
