Franklinton, Louisiana Air Quality
The nearest monitor to Franklinton, at Madisonville, 29 miles away, measured an index of 39 at Wed, 1:00 PM CDT, which is Good for ground-level ozone. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality forecasts Moderate for New Orleans today and Moderate tomorrow. NOAA’s analysts drew light wildfire smoke over the town today.
- Measured now
- 39 · Good
- Today
- 55 · Moderate
- Tomorrow
- 61 · Moderate
- Pollutant
- Ozone
Fine particles on the map
Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over Franklinton, Louisiana. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Open the live map with the particulate forecast
Map layer from NOAA National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
An Air Quality Alert is issued by the National Weather Service on behalf of a state or local agency when pollution is expected to reach a level that harms health. An Air Stagnation Advisory means the air will not move enough to clear what is already in it.
None are in force near Franklinton right now. All Louisiana warnings.
Now
Good
- Nearest monitor
- Madisonville, 29 miles away (site 221030002)
- Index measured
- 39 · Good
- Measured at
- Wed, 1:00 PM CDT
- Ozone
- 48 ppb
- Reporting area
- New Orleans, LA, 56 miles away
- Reported by
- Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Area index
- 55 · Moderate
Measured, not modeled. AirNow observations are preliminary until the operating agency certifies them, which happens months later.
Today and tomorrow
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's own forecast for New Orleans, written by a forecaster rather than read off a model.
| Day | Category | Index | Pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Moderate | 55 | PM2.5 |
| Tomorrow | Moderate | 61 | Ozone |
| Friday, September 25 | Moderate | 67 | Ozone |
The forecaster’s discussion
Written by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for New Orleans and filed with AirNow.
Wednesday and Thursday, as a weak front departs to the south, increasing northeasterly winds will aid dispersion. However, these winds will also transport thin regional smoke into the state, keeping particle levels elevated. Furthermore, increasing sunshine and temperatures in the low- to mid-90s will be conducive to ozone development. Thus, AQI levels will range from high-Good to low-Moderate over most of the state on both days. Friday, with surface high pressure positioned over the Great Lakes, northeasterly winds will persist, gradually transporting a cleaner air mass into the Bayou State. However, lower wind speeds will reduce pollutant dispersion in the afternoon, and partly to mostly sunny skies will aid ozone production. As a result, AQI levels will remain high-Good to low-Moderate in most cities.
Hour by hour
NOAA’s air quality model could not be read for this point just now. It runs twice a day and covers the lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over Franklinton in satellite imagery today (Wed, 7:00 AM CDT to Wed, 10:00 AM CDT). That is smoke seen from above; it is not always smoke at ground level.
NOAA’s model forecasts near-surface smoke peaking at 1.8 µg/m³ around Wed, 4:00 PM CDT.
What this means
Good
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
- Who is affected
- Nobody is expected to be affected.
- What to do
- It is a good day to be outside.
- Index range
- 0 to 50
Category descriptions are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own.
What these numbers are. An index beside a monitor’s name is a measurement, published hourly by AirNow and preliminary until the operating agency certifies it. A category for today or tomorrow is a state or local agency forecaster’s own forecast for a reporting area. An hourly index is NOAA’s air quality model on a five-kilometer grid, not a reading from any instrument. Where a town has no monitor within reach, only the model figures appear, and the page says so.
Nearby
The nearest towns with a page of their own, closest first.
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Sources
Observations and daily forecasts from AirNow, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s program with NOAA, the National Park Service, NASA, tribal, state and local agencies. Hourly forecasts from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Smoke analysis from NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System. Alerts from the National Weather Service. Index categories and breakpoints are EPA’s, as revised in 2024.