Sorrento, Louisiana Weather
Sorrento, 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 Sorrento, Ascension Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sorrento. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sorrento is published on the Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) page, 8 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 Sorrento 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 Sorrento: Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 29 km · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) 48 km · Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 56 km
Conditions reported at KREG describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sorrento specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sorrento.
About Sorrento, Louisiana
Sorrento rests on a broad, fertile plain, a place where the air itself seems to hum with a humid, life-giving warmth, especially in the languid afternoons. It lies 10.6 miles south-east of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-east of Gonzales. The landscape here is a gentle, verdant sweep, characterized by the rich, dark earth that promises abundance and the distant, shimmering haze rising from sun-baked fields. Long, straight roads, lined with ancient live oaks draped in Spanish moss, stretch out like welcoming arms, inviting exploration of the surrounding sugarcane and rice paddies that unfurl under the vast Louisiana sky. The very light feels different, softened and diffused by the pervasive moisture, lending a dreamlike quality to the sturdy farmhouses and the occasional weathered barn that punctuate the scenery. The history of Sorrento is deeply entwined with the bounty of its soil, particularly the cultivation of sugarcane, a legacy that has shaped its economy and character for generations. This land, once part of vast agricultural enterprises, now sustains a more diversified local economy, though the echoes of its plantation past can still be felt in the enduring traditions and the close-knit community spirit. The nearby waterways, slow-moving arteries of the bayou country, have historically served as vital conduits for commerce and connection, their presence a constant, murmuring reminder of the region's enduring relationship with nature. Sorrento, in its quiet persistence, embodies a resilient spirit, a testament to the enduring allure of this fertile corner of Louisiana.
Live animated radar for Sorrento 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 | Sorrento, Ascension Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.184364°N, 90.859263°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70778 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sorrento, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sorrento, 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 Sorrento includes coordinates 30.184364°N, 90.859263°W, situated in Ascension Parish. ZIP code 70778. 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. 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.
