Temperature
82 F at 6 PM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 70 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
- Now
- 82F
- 6 PM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 70F
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport, Louisiana
Small airport in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 3 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
83°
87°/69°
Clear·
Feels like 86°·Light breeze 4 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport until 3 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 15 degrees cooler: a high of 72° after 87° today.
Now. South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport is 83° and clear at 6 PM. With the humidity it feels like 86°. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the north at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 57° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 65): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 82°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 72°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 23 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:30 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:51 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 28 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
65Air quality
62%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
83feels86
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8769
10%
21mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7257
23mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7357
15mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7559
14mph
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
7859
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8057
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8258
overcast
83°
87°69°
72°57°
73°57°
75°59°
78°59°
80°57°
82°58°
As of 6:00 PM in South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport, Louisiana.
Air quality
The air at South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport
Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Thibodaux (LA), 38 miles off.
65Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate-
- Ozone42Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.
GoodModerate
- 45YesterdayOct 15
- 46TodayOct 16
- 36SatOct 17
- 44SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- GAO
- ICAO
- KGAO
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 1 ft
- Serves
- Galliano
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- GAO
- Wind now
- From 340° at 5 mph, read 16 Oct, 18:15
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 / 36 | 6,500 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 5 mph head, on 36 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Galliano (GAO), South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 68 F, the air 62% saturated; the humidity ran from 52% at 4 PM to 100% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 68F
- 6 PM
- Humidity now
- 62%
- Humidity, range
- 52 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
5 mph from the north northwest at 6 PM; at its strongest 12 mph, 1 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 5mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 12mph
- 1 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.01 inHg at 6 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.01inHg
- 6 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.00inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.02inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.3 miles at 2 AM, under a mile for 6 hours; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.3mi
- 2 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 6
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 0 ft at 2 AM; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 0ft
- 2 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 13
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Galliano: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
GallianoGAO
At an airfield/0.3 mi away/-1 ft/2 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
BARATARIA WATERWAY 4 NE Pass at Grand IsleEGIL1
At a river or reservoir gauge/22.2 mi away/0 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Cut Off 0.8 WNWLA-LF-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/3 ft/2 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Dulac 3NDLCL1
At a cooperative observer's station/26.5 mi away/9 ft/8 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Louisiana
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Gallianocommunity, 3 mi
- Golden Meadowtown, 4 mi
- Cut Offcommunity, 7 mi
- Larosecommunity, 11 mi
- Montegutcommunity, 18 mi
- Lafittecommunity, 19 mi
- Chauvincommunity, 20 mi
- Baratariacommunity, 21 mi
- Grand Isletown, 22 mi
- Lockporttown, 22 mi
- Bourgcommunity, 22 mi
- Jean Lafittetown, 22 mi
Airports near South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport
- Houma Terrebonne AirportHUM, 26 mi
- New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender FieldNBG, 30 mi
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportMSY, 38 mi
- Lakefront AirportNEW, 44 mi
- Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional AirportAPS, 49 mi
- Louisiana Regional AirportREG, 65 mi
- Harry P Williams Memorial AirportPTN, 67 mi
- Slidell AirportASD, 68 mi