Temperature
68 F at 3 AM; 88 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 66 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 68F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 88F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 66F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Shreveport Regional Airport, Louisiana
Medium airport in Caddo Parish, LouisianaRed Flag Warning, in full · Every severe alert
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY DUE TO WIND SHIFT, MOISTURE DROP AND WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, AND EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas. * TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 30 to 72 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. Follow all fire restrictions. One less spark, one less wildfire. A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life-threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.
69°
71°/64°
Clear·
Feels like 69°·Light air 3 mph NW
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Shreveport Regional Airport until 1 AM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Shreveport Regional Airport is 69° and clear at 4 AM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the northwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 70° by 4 AM. Tonight falls to about 50° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 57): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 87°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 69°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:42 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:57 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 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
57Air quality
88%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
69feels69
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
7164
22mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6950
14mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7246
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7747
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8151
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8454
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8755
overcast
69°
71°64°
69°50°
72°46°
77°47°
81°51°
84°54°
87°55°
As of 4:00 AM in Shreveport Regional Airport, Louisiana.
Air quality
The air at Shreveport Regional Airport
Index 57, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Shreveport (LA), 8 miles off.
57Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate8.2 mi
- Ozone9Good6 ppb8.2 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 55YesterdayOct 15
- 39TodayOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Shreveport Regional Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. 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 Shreveport Regional Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 5 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- SHV
- ICAO
- KSHV
- IATA
- SHV
- Field elevation
- 258 ft
- Serves
- Shreveport
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- SHV
- Wind now
- Calm, read 16 Oct, 03:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 / 24 | 7,003 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 61° / 241° | Calm | Calm |
| 14 / 32 | 8,348 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt | 143° / 323° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Shreveport Regional (SHV), Shreveport Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 64 F, the air 88% saturated; the humidity ran from 46% at 4 PM Thursday to 94% at 5 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 64F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 88%
- Humidity, range
- 46 to 94%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 3 AM; at its strongest 9 mph, 1 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 9mph
- 1 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.08 inHg at 3 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.05 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.08inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- +0.05inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 7 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 7 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 14 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 14
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
Shreveport Regional: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 3 instruments nearest Shreveport Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/259 ft/1 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Shreveport WfoWFOL1
At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/289 ft/31 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Shreveport 4.8 SSWLA-CD-40
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/227 ft/31 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Shreveport Wfo (WFOL1), 1.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
Elsewhere in Louisiana
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Shreveport Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Lakeviewcommunity, 5 mi
- Shreveportcity, 7 mi
- Greenwoodtown, 7 mi
- Bossier Citycity, 7 mi
- Blanchardtown, 11 mi
- Stonewalltown, 13 mi
- Red Chutecommunity, 15 mi
- Friersoncommunity, 16 mi
- Eastwoodcommunity, 17 mi
- Glostercommunity, 18 mi
- Bentontown, 18 mi
- Mooringsporttown, 18 mi
Airports near Shreveport Regional Airport
- Shreveport Downtown AirportDTN, 8 mi
- Barksdale Air Force BaseBAD, 10 mi
- C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport3F3, 26 mi
- Minden AirportMNE, 34 mi
- Natchitoches Regional AirportIER, 65 mi
- Ruston Regional AirportRSN, 72 mi
- Polk Army Air FieldPOE, 104 mi
- Monroe Regional AirportMLU, 104 mi