Storm Station
Folsom, Louisiana
77°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 77°·Calm 0 mph N
Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
74%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Folsom, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Hammond Muni AirportHDC

At an airfield/15.7 mi away/43 ft/115 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank449of 555

Big Branch NwrBBNL1

At a river or reservoir gauge/26.2 mi away/49 ft/109 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank61of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Folsom 5.7 SSWLA-ST-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/49 ft/109 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Covington 4NNWCOVL1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/46 ft/112 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Big Branch Nwr, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 26.2 mi from Folsom. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:47 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 56.2 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Big Branch Nwr: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.2, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBNL1FIG. B THE AIR AT BIG BRANCH NWRTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.5 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 56.2 FSPREAD 11.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEBig Branch Nwr, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP BBNL1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BBNL1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Big Branch Nwr, 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 BBNL1FIG. C THE WIND AT BIG BRANCH NWRPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBig Branch Nwr, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP BBNL1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BBNL1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 49 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.87 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F; it reports 68.0 F, 9.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Big Branch Nwr stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 49 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBNL1FIG. D WHERE BIG BRANCH NWR STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBIG BRANCH NWR0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT49 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.0 FTITLEBig Branch Nwr, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BBNL1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BBNL1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Big Branch Nwr, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Covington 4NNW (COVL1), 8.0 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Louisiana

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

Near Folsom

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