Storm Station
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
77°
Overcast· Feels like 77°·Light air 1 mph S
Sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
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69%Humidity
75%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ponchatoula, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Hammond Muni AirportHDC

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/43 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank449of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Ponchatoula 1.8 SELA-TG-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/9 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PontchatoulaPONL1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/36 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at TICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.8 mi from Ponchatoula. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:00 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south (174 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at TICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, north up: blowing from 174 degrees, the south, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TSPL1FIG. C THE WIND AT TICKFAW RIVER AT TICKFAW RIVER AT SPRINGFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 174°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP TSPL1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TSPL1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 16 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; it reports 70.7 F, 11.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where TICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 16 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TSPL1FIG. D WHERE TICKFAW RIVER AT TICKFAW RIVER AT SPRINGFIELD 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 ATMOSPHERETICKFAW RIVER AT TICKFAW RIVER AT SPRINGFIELD0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT16 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 HERE29.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED70.7 FTITLETICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TSPL1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TSPL1-2DRAWN 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 30.38 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 TICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, 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 TSPL1FIG. E THE SUN AT TICKFAW RIVER AT TICKFAW RIVER AT SPRINGFIELDELEVATION 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 30.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLETICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP TSPL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TSPL1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of TICKFAW RIVER AT Tickfaw River at Springfield, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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