Storm Station
Chalmette, Louisiana
75° 89°/70°
Overcast· Feels like 75°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW
Partly cloudy. Low around 73, with temperatures rising to around 75 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
80%Humidity
80%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
75feels75
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8970
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
9371
UV 7
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
9378
12%
13mph
UV 7
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
9078
29%
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
9279
44%
13mph
UV 6
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
8978
61%
14mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
8677
70%
13mph
thunderstorm
75°
89°70°
93°71°
93°78°
90°78°
92°79°
89°78°
86°77°

As of 3:15 AM in Chalmette, Louisiana.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Chalmette, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

New Orleans/LakefroNEW

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/10 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank44of 555

measured daily2 instruments

MerauxMERL1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.0 mi away/12 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Meraux 1.0 SSWLA-OR-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/6 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at New Orleans/Lakefro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Chalmette. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 New Orleans/Lakefro, 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 NEWFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFROSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENew Orleans/Lakefro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NEWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NEW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

79.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at New Orleans/Lakefro: temperature 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NEWFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.6 FTEMPERATURE 79.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLENew Orleans/Lakefro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NEWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NEW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Orleans/Lakefro, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NEWFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Orleans/Lakefro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NEWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NEW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New Orleans/Lakefro, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Louisiana

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

Near Chalmette

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