Storm Station
Kaplan, Louisiana
78°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 78°·Light air 4 mph S
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
46%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kaplan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AbbevilleIYA

At an airfield/12.3 mi away/16 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Lafayette 13 SE53960

At a climate reference station/25.6 mi away/35 ft/22 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Water Treatment PlantKAPL1

At a water treatment plant/0.4 mi away/30 ft/17 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Kaplan 6.2 ENELA-VM-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.3 mi away/17 ft/4 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Cade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 25.5 mi from Kaplan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:30 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 36 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.88 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; it reports 65.9 F, 7.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Cade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 36 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CADL1FIG. D WHERE CADE FARM - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT L 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 ATMOSPHERECADE FARM - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT L0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT36 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 HERE29.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED65.9 FTITLECade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CADL1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CADL1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 58 degrees above the horizon at 30.09 N, and the day is 11 h 51 min long. Level ground there takes 85 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 58 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CADL1FIG. E THE SUN AT CADE FARM - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 83°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°SEP 27, 58°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 85 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.09 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLECade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CADL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CADL1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 36 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:30 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 4:30 am local time; air temperature, 65.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CADL1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 4:30 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 4:30 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE65.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP CADL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CADL1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Cade Farm - University Of Louisiana At L, in 3 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 Kaplan

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