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Franklinton, Louisiana

Town in Washington Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Franklinton

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, New Orleans (LA), 56 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good-
  • Ozone29Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Franklinton

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 1 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 Franklinton, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Franklinton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BogalusaBXA

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/118 ft/47 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank339of 934

measured daily2 instruments

Covington 4NNWCOVL1

At a cooperative observer's station/22.0 mi away/46 ft/119 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bogalusa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.0 mi from Franklinton, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bogalusa, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXAFIG. A THE SKY OVER BOGALUSASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBogalusa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BXATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BXA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Bogalusa: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXAFIG. B THE AIR AT BOGALUSATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 20.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEBogalusa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BXATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BXA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 24 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bogalusa, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXAFIG. C THE WIND AT BOGALUSAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBogalusa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BXATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BXA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bogalusa, 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 Franklinton

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

Near Franklinton

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