North Vacherie, Louisiana Weather
North Vacherie, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for North Vacherie, St. James Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near North Vacherie. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for North Vacherie is published on the Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of North Vacherie have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near North Vacherie: Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 30 km · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 42 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 48 km
Conditions reported at KAPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Vacherie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for North Vacherie.
About North Vacherie, Louisiana
North Vacherie unfolds along a languid stretch of Louisiana, where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the faint, sweet scent of sugarcane. It lies 14.3 miles west-south-west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-east of Chackbay. The landscape here is a study in emerald and ochre, a flat expanse dominated by verdant fields that stretch to the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their ancient branches like arthritic fingers reaching towards the sky. Drainage canals, dark ribbons of water, crisscross the terrain, reflecting the bruised purples and fiery oranges of the ever-present sky, especially at dusk when the light seems to bleed into the very soil. The houses, many raised on stilts against the capricious whims of the bayou country, wear their paint in shades of sun-bleached pastels or weathered grey, their porches often alive with the gentle hum of cicadas and the murmur of conversation. The history of North Vacherie is inextricably bound to the fertile Mississippi River Delta, a land shaped by the relentless flow of water and the legacy of its agricultural past. For generations, sugarcane has been the lifeblood of this place, its cultivation dictating the seasons and the rhythm of daily life, though modern industry has begun to interweave its own threads into the local economy. The whispers of earlier settlements, of generations who coaxed sustenance from this rich, dark earth, can still be felt in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants and the enduring traditions that echo in the air. There's a sense of deep roots here, a connection to the land that transcends mere economics, a quiet understanding of the cycles of growth and harvest, of flood and drought, that has forged the distinctive character of North Vacherie.
Live animated radar for North Vacherie and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | North Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.99687°N, 90.705646°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70090 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Vacherie, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Vacherie, Louisiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 North Vacherie includes coordinates 29.996870°N, 90.705646°W, situated in St. James Parish. ZIP code 70090. 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. 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.
