Storm Station
Raceland, Louisiana
80°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 83°·Calm 0 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
67%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Raceland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Houma-TerrebonneHUM

At an airfield/11.0 mi away/10 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank536of 555

measured daily2 instruments

Raceland 2.1 WSWLA-LF-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/0 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ThibodauxTHIL1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/4 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mississippi River 4 W New Orleans, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 32.0 mi from Raceland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east southeast (113 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mississippi River 4 W New Orleans, north up: blowing from 113 degrees, the east southeast, 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 NORL1FIG. C THE WIND AT MISSISSIPPI RIVER 4 W NEW ORLEANSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 113°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMississippi River 4 W New Orleans, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP NORL1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NORL1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 20 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 77.5 F, 18.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Mississippi River 4 W New Orleans stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 20 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 NORL1FIG. D WHERE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 4 W NEW ORLEANS 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 ATMOSPHEREMISSISSIPPI RIVER 4 W NEW ORLEANS0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT20 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, REPORTED77.5 FTITLEMississippi River 4 W New Orleans, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NORL1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NORL1-2DRAWN 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 29.93 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 Mississippi River 4 W New Orleans, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 58 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 60 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NORL1FIG. E THE SUN AT MISSISSIPPI RIVER 4 W NEW ORLEANSELEVATION 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 84°EQUINOXES 60°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°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 29.93 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEMississippi River 4 W New Orleans, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NORL1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NORL1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Mississippi River 4 W New Orleans, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Louisiana

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Raceland

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