Temperature
24 F at 7 PM; 24 F at its warmest, 7 PM, and 21 F at its coolest, 9 PM Wednesday.
- Now
- 24F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 24F
- 7 PM
- Lowest
- 21F
- 9 PM Wednesday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Point Thomson Airstrip, Alaska
Small airport in North Slope Borough, AlaskaWinter Weather Advisory, in full
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility below one half mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A series of fronts will lift north over the Interior Thursday through Friday, with the strongest winds expected Thursday into Thursday night. Winds will lessen on Friday as snow chances persist.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
22°
20°/2°
Overcast·
Feels like 5°·Strong breeze 27 mph E
Alert. A Winter Weather Advisory is in force for Point Thomson Airstrip until 4 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Point Thomson Airstrip is 22° and overcast at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 5°. The dew point is 19°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the east at 27 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 19° by 8 PM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 24°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 19°. Snow is possible Wednesday (47%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 31 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 12°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 9 hours 3 minutes long, 9 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
22feels5
27mph
Today
Oct 15
202
29mph
Fri
Oct 16
2412
18%
31mph
Sat
Oct 17
239
22mph
Sun
Oct 18
2010
20mph
Mon
Oct 19
218
partly cloudy day
Tue
Oct 20
197
18%
Wed
Oct 21
208
47%
22°
20°2°
24°12°
23°9°
20°10°
21°8°
19°7°
20°8°
As of 8:00 PM in Point Thomson Airstrip, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- 37AA
- ICAO
- PAAD
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 56 ft
- Serves
- Deadhorse
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PAAD
- Wind now
- From 90° at 26 mph, read 15 Oct, 19:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 | 5,000 ft | 150 ft | Gravel | 71° / 251° | 25 mph head, on 05 | 8 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Point Thomson Airstrip (PAAD), Point Thomson Airstrip's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 22 F, the air 92% saturated; the humidity ran from 86% at 12 PM to 98% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 22F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 92%
- Humidity, range
- 86 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
29 mph from the east at 7 PM; at its strongest 29 mph, 7 PM, with a gust of 35 mph at 6 PM.
- Now
- 29mph
- from the east
- Strongest
- 29mph
- 7 PM
- Highest gust
- 35mph
- 6 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.90 inHg at 7 PM, falling 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.36 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.90inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.09inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.36inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 11 PM Wednesday; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 11 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
What is measuring near here
The 1 instruments nearest Point Thomson Airstrip, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/16 ft/40 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Point Thomson Airstrip
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Prudhoe Baycommunity, 51 mi
- Kaktovikcity, 63 mi
- Nuiqsutcity, 110 mi
- Arctic Villagecommunity, 142 mi
- Anaktuvuk Passcity, 192 mi
- Wisemancommunity, 212 mi
- Venetiecommunity, 215 mi
- Coldfootcommunity, 224 mi
- Fort Yukoncity, 248 mi
- Chalkyitsikcommunity, 249 mi
- Utqiagvikcity, 252 mi
- Bettlescity, 259 mi
Airports near Point Thomson Airstrip
- Deadhorse AirportSCC, 51 mi
- Barter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBTI, 64 mi
- Ugnu-Kuparuk AirportUBW, 78 mi
- Alpine AirstripAK15, 110 mi
- Nuiqsut AirportAQT, 111 mi
- Galbraith Lake AirportGBH, 139 mi
- Arctic Village AirportARC, 141 mi
- Anaktuvuk Pass AirportAKP, 193 mi