Storm Station
Independence, Louisiana
76°
Overcast· Feels like 76°·Calm 0 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
-UV
46Air quality
71%Humidity
77%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Hammond Muni AirportHDC

At an airfield/9.3 mi away/43 ft/40 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank318of 555

Tickfaw River 0.5 W HoldenHOLL1

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.8 mi away/56 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank90of 555

measured daily2 instruments

FSA-Amite City 0.8 SWLA-TG-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/112 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Pine Grove FiretowerPNGL1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.9 mi away/161 ft/78 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hammond Muni Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.3 mi from Independence. 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 Hammond Muni Airport, 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 HDCFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAMMOND MUNI AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHammond Muni Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HDCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HDC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.4 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hammond Muni Airport: temperature 68.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HDCFIG. B THE AIR AT HAMMOND MUNI AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.4 F, 67.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 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 POINTTITLEHammond Muni Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HDCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HDC-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 Hammond Muni Airport, 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 HDCFIG. C THE WIND AT HAMMOND MUNI AIRPORTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEHammond Muni Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HDCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HDC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hammond Muni Airport, 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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Near Independence

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