Storm Station
Colfax, Louisiana
74°
Overcast· Feels like 74°·Calm 1 mph WSW
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
60%Humidity
77%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Colfax, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Alexandria INTL/England AFBAEX

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/89 ft/4 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank50of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Colfax 7.2 NWLA-GR-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.2 mi away/95 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BoyceBYCL1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/75 ft/18 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Alexandria INTL/England AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.5 mi from Colfax. 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 Alexandria INTL/England AFB, 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 AEXFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFBSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlexandria INTL/England AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AEXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Alexandria INTL/England AFB: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEXFIG. B THE AIR AT ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFBTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.4 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEAlexandria INTL/England AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Alexandria INTL/England AFB, 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 AEXFIG. C THE WIND AT ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFBPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlexandria INTL/England AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alexandria INTL/England AFB, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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