Storm Station
Franklin, Louisiana
76°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 76°·Light air 2 mph S
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Patterson MemorialPTN

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/10 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Lafayette 13 SE53960

At a climate reference station/29.9 mi away/35 ft/27 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Baldwin 1.8 NLA-MY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/8 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Lsu Iberia Research STNJENL1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.6 mi away/30 ft/22 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Patterson Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Franklin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Patterson Memorial, 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 PTNFIG. A THE SKY OVER PATTERSON MEMORIALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPatterson Memorial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Patterson Memorial, 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 PTNFIG. C THE WIND AT PATTERSON MEMORIALPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPatterson Memorial, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 10 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.95 inHg means its barometer reads 29.94 inHg; it reports 70.0 F, 11.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Patterson Memorial stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 10 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.95 and the station pressure it means, 29.94.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTNFIG. D WHERE PATTERSON MEMORIAL 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 ATMOSPHEREPATTERSON MEMORIAL0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT10 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.95 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.94 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED70.0 FTITLEPatterson Memorial, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Patterson Memorial, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Louisiana

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Near Franklin

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