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Arabi, Louisiana

Community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Arabi

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, New Orleans (LA), 8 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good1.8 mi
  • Ozone26Good25 ppb17.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.3 ppb7.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb1.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Arabi

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Arabi, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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On the radar over Arabi, LouisianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Arabi, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

MerauxMERL1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/12 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at New Orleans/Lakefro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.0 mi from Arabi, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New Orleans/Lakefro, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NEWFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFROSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew Orleans/Lakefro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NEWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NEW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at New Orleans/Lakefro: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NEWFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.9 FTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLENew Orleans/Lakefro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NEWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NEW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 30 mph, gusting 43 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at New Orleans/Lakefro, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 30 miles an hour, gusting 43; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NEWFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 43 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Orleans/Lakefro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NEWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NEW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New Orleans/Lakefro, in 6 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.

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

Near Arabi

River and lake gauges