Storm Station
Cottonport, Louisiana
68°
Clear· Feels like 68°·Calm 0 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
8%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Cottonport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

MarksvilleMKV

At an airfield/7.6 mi away/75 ft/19 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank438of 555

Gardner - FtsGARL1

At a river or reservoir gauge/37.0 mi away/217 ft/161 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank10of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Cottonport 3.4 SELA-AV-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/47 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BunkieBNKL1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/72 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Marksville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.6 mi from Cottonport. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 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 Marksville, 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 MKVFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARKSVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMarksville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MKVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Marksville: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKVFIG. B THE AIR AT MARKSVILLETHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 64.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEMarksville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKV-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 Marksville, 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 MKVFIG. C THE WIND AT MARKSVILLEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMarksville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Marksville, 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 Cottonport

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