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Jean Lafitte, Louisiana

Town in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Jean Lafitte

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, New Orleans (LA), 25 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good16.5 mi
  • Ozone36Good40 ppb22.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.3 ppb17.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb16.5 mi

The days ahead

Highest 53, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Jean Lafitte

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Jean Lafitte, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Jean Lafitte, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Belle Chasse 7.8 SLA-PL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/4 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MerauxMERL1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.5 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 NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over New Orleans NAS, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW ORLEANS NASSECTION, 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 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew Orleans NAS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NBG-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

82.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at New Orleans NAS: temperature 82.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NBGFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW ORLEANS NASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 82.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 NAS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NBG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Orleans NAS, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NBGFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ORLEANS NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Orleans NAS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New Orleans NAS, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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