Springfield, 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 Springfield, Livingston Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Springfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Springfield is published on the Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Springfield 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 Springfield: Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) 38 km · Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 47 km · St. Tammany Regional Airport (KL31) 54 km · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 56 km · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) 59 km
Conditions reported at KHDC describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Springfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Springfield.
Springfield breathes the humid air of southeastern Louisiana, a place where the land itself seems to sigh under the weight of its own greenness. It lies 7.4 miles south-west of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Ponchatoula. Cypress trees, ancient sentinels draped in Spanish moss, stand guard along the edges of slow-moving bayous, their roots gnarled and deep in the dark, silty soil. The landscape here is a subtle study in soft contours, where fields of sugarcane stretch out under a sky that can shift from a brilliant, washed-out blue to a bruised, dramatic grey in the span of an afternoon. Evenings bring a particular kind of quiet, a stillness punctuated by the chirping chorus of unseen insects and the distant, mournful cry of a train, a sound that seems to echo the very soul of this place. The history of Springfield is as rich and layered as the alluvial soil it rests upon, a narrative woven from the threads of agricultural ambition and the enduring presence of water. For generations, the bounty of the land, primarily sugarcane and timber, has been the lifeblood of Springfield, shaping its economy and the character of its people. The waterways, once vital arteries for commerce and transport, still lend a distinctive rhythm to life, a gentle reminder of the parish's intimate connection to the Gulf Coast's humid embrace. While Springfield may not boast grand monuments, its quiet persistence, its ability to hold onto its identity amidst the changing tides of the wider world, is its most notable feature, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Springfield 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 | Springfield, Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.429082°N, 90.548701°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70462 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Springfield, 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 Springfield includes coordinates 30.429082°N, 90.548701°W, situated in Livingston Parish. ZIP code 70462. 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.