Welcome, Louisiana Weather
Welcome, 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 Welcome, St. John the Baptist Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Welcome. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Welcome is published on the Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) page, 3 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 Welcome 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 Welcome: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) 32 km · Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) 36 km · Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) 54 km · Lakefront Airport (KNEW) 54 km · Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Welcome specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Welcome.
About Welcome, Louisiana
Welcome lies in a land where the air itself seems to hum with a deep, verdant life, a place where the Mississippi River’s breath is a constant presence. It lies 6.7 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 2.4 miles west of Reserve. The landscape unfolds in broad, fertile plains, stitched together by a network of bayous and canals that mirror the sky’s ever-changing moods, their waters reflecting the willows that weep their green tendrils towards the surface. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, softening as it filters through the thick canopy of live oaks, casting dappled patterns that shift and dance on the rich, dark soil. It’s a terrain that feels both ancient and alive, where the very ground seems to hold the memory of seasons past, and the scent of damp earth and blooming jasmine hangs heavy in the humid air. This corner of Louisiana, known as Welcome, carries the deep imprint of its agricultural past, a legacy etched into the very rhythm of daily life. For generations, sugarcane has been king, its tall stalks a familiar sight stretching towards the horizon, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land. The local economy, while evolving, still finds its roots in the bounty of the fields and the waters, with a quiet industriousness that underpins the community. Echoes of Creole culture resonate in the architecture, the culinary traditions, and the warm, welcoming nature of its inhabitants, creating a distinctive character that is both resilient and deeply rooted.
Live animated radar for Welcome 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 | Welcome, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.059646°N, 90.591199°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70084, 70086 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Welcome, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Welcome, 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 Welcome includes coordinates 30.059646°N, 90.591199°W, situated in St. John the Baptist Parish. ZIP code 70084, 70086. 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.
