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Bayou Gauche, Louisiana

Community in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Bayou Gauche

Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Thibodaux (LA), 21 miles off.

50Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good18.2 mi
  • Ozone39Good48 ppb18.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.4 ppb18.2 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bayou Gauche

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Bayou Gauche, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bayou Gauche, 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 now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Des Allemands 3.8 ELA-SC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/0 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ThibodauxTHIL1

At a cooperative observer's station/21.4 mi away/4 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank344of 933

Station report

The weather at New Orleans - Louis Armstrong, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Bayou Gauche, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft, a few clouds at 13,000 ft, a few clouds at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New Orleans - Louis Armstrong, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSYFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW ORLEANS - LOUIS ARMSTRONGSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 25,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 13,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew Orleans - Louis Armstrong, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

84.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at New Orleans - Louis Armstrong: temperature 84.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSYFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW ORLEANS - LOUIS ARMSTRONGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 4,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 84.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 - Louis Armstrong, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Orleans - Louis Armstrong, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSYFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ORLEANS - LOUIS ARMSTRONGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Orleans - Louis Armstrong, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New Orleans - Louis Armstrong, 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.

Near Bayou Gauche

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Near Bayou Gauche

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