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Violet, Louisiana

Community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Air quality

The air at Violet

Index 40, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, New Orleans (LA), 11 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good5.1 mi
  • Ozone40Good48 ppb24.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.8 ppb14.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb5.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

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 Violet

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

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Violet, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

MerauxMERL1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/12 ft/10 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, 9.9 mi from Violet, Louisiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,600 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: scattered cloud with its base at 3,600 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 3,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 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-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

85.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 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 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at New Orleans NAS: temperature 85.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 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 3,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 4,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 85.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 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 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 northeast (40 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Orleans NAS, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 NBGFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ORLEANS NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE 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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