Storm Station
Fort Polk North, Louisiana
74°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 74°·Calm 1 mph ESE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Wind around 0 mph.
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62%Humidity
65%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fort Polk North, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Fort Polk (Army)POE

At an airfield/4.5 mi away/328 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank18of 555

Vernon - FtsLEVL1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.4 mi away/325 ft/26 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank62of 555

measured daily2 instruments

LeesvilleLEEL1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/240 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Leesville 7.1 SSWLA-VN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.2 mi away/219 ft/80 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fort Polk (Army), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.5 mi from Fort Polk North. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 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 Fort Polk (Army), 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 POEFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT POLK (ARMY)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Polk (Army), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS POETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-POE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Polk (Army): temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POEFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT POLK (ARMY)THE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.0 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEFort Polk (Army), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS POETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-POE-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 Fort Polk (Army), 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 POEFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT POLK (ARMY)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFort Polk (Army), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS POETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-POE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Polk (Army), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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