Storm Station
Castor, Louisiana
76°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 76°·Light air 1 mph NNE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
60%Humidity
62%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Castor, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

MindenMNE

At an airfield/28.2 mi away/278 ft/96 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank295of 555

Gum Springs LaGUML1

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.8 mi away/289 ft/107 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank14of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Castor 1.7 SLA-BV-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/173 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

JamestownJMSL1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/226 ft/44 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minden, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.2 mi from Castor. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 Minden, 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 MNEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINDENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMinden, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MNETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MNE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Minden: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNEFIG. B THE AIR AT MINDENTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.0 FTEMPERATURE 64.4 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEMinden, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MNE-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 Minden, 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 MNEFIG. C THE WIND AT MINDENPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMinden, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MNE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Jamestown (JMSL1), 6.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Louisiana

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Castor

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.