Storm Station
Abita Springs, Louisiana
76°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 76°·Calm 1 mph SSW
Sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
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74%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Abita Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Big Branch NwrBBNL1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.0 mi away/49 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank66of 555

SlidellASD

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/26 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank50of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Abita Fire Tower COOPAFTL1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/22 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Covington 4.0 NNELA-ST-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/53 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Slidell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.5 mi from Abita Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Slidell, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASDFIG. A THE SKY OVER SLIDELLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESlidell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ASDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ASD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Slidell: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASDFIG. B THE AIR AT SLIDELLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.2 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESlidell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ASD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Slidell, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASDFIG. C THE WIND AT SLIDELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESlidell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ASD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Slidell, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Louisiana

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Near Abita Springs

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