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Shongaloo, Louisiana

Village in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Shongaloo

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Shreveport (LA), 39 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone28Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Shongaloo

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

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Shongaloo, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Shongaloo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MindenMNE

At an airfield/21.0 mi away/278 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank132of 933

measured daily2 instruments

Haynesville 6.3 WSWLA-CB-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/314 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Homer 3SSWHMRL1

At a cooperative observer's station/19.1 mi away/348 ft/40 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank688of 933

Station report

The weather at Minden, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.0 mi from Shongaloo, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minden, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINDENSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinden, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MNETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 29 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Minden: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 29 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNEFIG. B THE AIR AT MINDENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 34.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 29 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 POINTTITLEMinden, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minden, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNEFIG. C THE WIND AT MINDENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinden, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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