Violet, 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 Violet, St. Bernard Parish.
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Violet is a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of salt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the nearby labyrinthine waterways. It lies 11.4 miles east-south-east of New Orleans, LA (from New Orleans, LA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Terrytown. The land itself feels low-slung, a whisper of green against a vast expanse of sky, where cypress trees, their knees jutting from the marshy ground, stand as stoic sentinels. Here, the light at the edge of day bleeds across the horizon in bruised purples and fiery oranges, painting the sluggish currents of the bayou with a fleeting, ethereal glow. The very ground seems to breathe, a slow, humid exhalation that carries the distant cry of unseen birds and the murmur of insects in the reeds. The history of Violet is inextricably tied to the ebb and flow of the Mississippi River and the bounty of the Gulf. For generations, this land has sustained those who understood its wild pulse, their lives shaped by the rhythm of floods and the rich harvests of crawfish and shrimp. The economy here, though modest, is deeply rooted in the water, with local boats still heading out at dawn to cast their nets, a tradition that whispers of resilience and a quiet pride. Though it may not boast grand monuments, Violet carries the weight of countless stories, each home a testament to lives lived in close communion with the potent, untamed Louisiana landscape.
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| Location | Violet, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.89576°N, 89.897844°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70092 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Violet, 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 Violet includes coordinates 29.895760°N, 89.897844°W, situated in St. Bernard Parish. ZIP code 70092. 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. 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.