Pleasure Bend, Louisiana Weather
Pleasure Bend, 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 Pleasure Bend, St. John the Baptist Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pleasure Bend. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pleasure Bend is published on the Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) page, 19 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. 6 airfields within reach of Pleasure Bend 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 Pleasure Bend: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 36 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 39 km · Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 41 km · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (KNBG) 58 km · Lakefront Airport (KNEW) 59 km
Conditions reported at KAPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pleasure Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pleasure Bend.
About Pleasure Bend, Louisiana
Pleasure Bend stretches along the Mississippi River's sinuous embrace, a place where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of fertile earth and distant blossoms. It lies 13.5 miles south-west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-east of Lutcher. Cypress knees emerge like ancient knuckles from the dark, slow-moving waters, their gnarled forms a testament to the river's enduring power. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss that sways like tattered lace, cast deep, cool shadows across the land, creating a perpetual twilight beneath their boughs. The landscape here is a lush, verdant tapestry, a mosaic of dense woodland and cultivated fields that seem to absorb the very essence of the Louisiana sun, lending a soft, luminous quality to the afternoons. The history of Pleasure Bend is inextricably linked to the mighty Mississippi, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes and its very character for generations. Originally a fertile expanse cultivated by early settlers drawn to the rich alluvial soil, the area's economy has long been rooted in agriculture, particularly sugarcane and rice, crops that thrive in this subtropical climate. Over time, the river also became a vital artery for commerce, and while larger ports have since eclipsed its role, the echoes of steamboats and barges still seem to whisper on the breeze. Local traditions, many of them born from the unique blend of French, Spanish, and African influences, continue to imbue Pleasure Bend with a distinct cultural vibrancy, a quiet pride in its heritage that is as enduring as the river itself.
Live animated radar for Pleasure Bend 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 | Pleasure Bend, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.918896°N, 90.627573°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 Pleasure Bend, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasure Bend, 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 Pleasure Bend includes coordinates 29.918896°N, 90.627573°W, situated in St. John the Baptist 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.
