Port Vincent, 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 Port Vincent, Livingston Parish.
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Port Vincent rests at the edge of the Amite River's embrace, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of magnolias and the distant hum of cicadas. It lies 7.6 miles east-north-east of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-north-east of Gonzales. The landscape here is a gentle sprawl of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often bleeds into shades of bruised lavender and fiery orange at dusk. Low-slung houses, painted in sun-bleached pastels and faded blues, seem to lean into the humid air, their porches adorned with rocking chairs and potted ferns. The Amite River itself, a broad, languid ribbon of water, dictates the rhythm of life, its surface reflecting the verdant banks and the occasional glimpse of a egret poised in patient stillness. The history of Port Vincent is as steeped in the languid flow of the river as the cypress knees are in its silt. Once a vital hub for steamboat traffic and timber, its economy has since shifted, finding new life in the bountiful fishing grounds that dot the surrounding waterways and the steady draw of its quiet charm for those seeking a slower pace. The local seafood, hauled in fresh from the Gulf and the river's bounty, is a point of pride, often celebrated at small, unpretentious gatherings where stories are shared and laughter spills into the warm night air. While grand historical monuments are absent, the very character of Port Vincent, its resilience and its deep connection to the water, speaks volumes of the generations who have called this sun-drenched corner of Louisiana home.
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| Location | Port Vincent, Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.333805°N, 90.849542°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70726 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Vincent, 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 Port Vincent includes coordinates 30.333805°N, 90.849542°W, situated in Livingston Parish. ZIP code 70726. 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.