Oak Ridge, Louisiana Weather
Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge, Tangipahoa Parish.
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About Oak Ridge, Louisiana
Oak Ridge rises from the gently rolling terrain of Tangipahoa Parish, a place where the Louisiana sky seems to hang a little lower, a soft, bruised canvas of blues and grays. It lies 3.9 miles north-east of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-north-east of Ponchatoula. The air here carries the humid breath of the nearby swamps, a constant whisper of damp earth and pine needles that clings to everything. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like aged beards, stand sentinel along the sparse roads, their roots gripping the sandy soil. The landscape is a quiet mosaic of dense woods, punctuated by sun-drenched clearings where sunlight filters through in luminous shafts, illuminating the dusty paths. Even the silence here feels different, not empty, but full of the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant hum of insects, a low thrumming that speaks of life persisting. The history of Oak Ridge is as layered as the alluvial soil beneath it, a testament to generations who have wrestled sustenance from this land. Early settlers, drawn by the rich timber and fertile ground, established a livelihood that has always been tied to the rhythms of the earth and the water. For decades, the local economy revolved around logging and small-scale agriculture, with families cultivating fields of strawberries and other produce that found their way to regional markets. While the larger lumber operations have largely faded, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land remain evident in the scattered farms and the occasional roadside stand. The legacy of this agricultural past is woven into the very character of Oak Ridge, a place where the pace of life is measured not by the clock, but by the turning of the seasons and the patience required to coax a living from the rich, dark earth.
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| Location | Oak Ridge, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.538246°N, 90.408421°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70460, 70401, 71264 |
| Area Code | 985, 318 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Ridge, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge includes coordinates 30.538246°N, 90.408421°W, situated in Tangipahoa Parish. ZIP code 70460, 70401, 71264. Telephone area code: 985, 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.
