Storm Station
Hessmer, Louisiana
72°
Overcast· Feels like 72°·Calm 0 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
71%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Hessmer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

MarksvilleMKV

At an airfield/4.2 mi away/75 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank447of 555

Gardner - FtsGARL1

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.5 mi away/217 ft/141 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank10of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Hessmer 2.5 WSWLA-AV-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/76 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BunkieBNKL1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/72 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Marksville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.2 mi from Hessmer. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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

65.5 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Marksville: temperature 65.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; 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 F80 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.5 F, 65.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 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

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